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Milton’s Secret
Twelve-year-old Milton Adams (William Ainscough) feels his world is in crisis when he becomes the victim of bullying at his school. When his grandfather visits, Milton learns rehashing the past and worrying about the future are preventing him from finding true happiness.
18 July 2003
17 July 1935, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
12 July 1978, San Antonio, Texas, USA
1 January 1956, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 June 1969, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
September 30, 2016
Is it enough that a movie's heart is in the right place? Milton's Secret suggests it's not.
September 30, 2016
The script's anodyne lessons feel no fresher than the last dozen times enlightened moviemakers have shared them with us.
September 28, 2016
I dislike the idea of a "spiritual teacher" like Tolle, but I can't lie and say the message posited isn't a powerful one.
September 29, 2016
An oppressively earnest family flick that teaches a lesson about living in the moment, change and growth.
October 01, 2016
Alas, even a prickly pro like Sutherland can't do anything to elevate a hokey self-help lecture disguised as family entertainment.
September 20, 2016
Insipid film of spiritual philosopher Eckhart Tolle's novel about fighting bullying with inner peace.
September 30, 2016
Milton's Secret carries a powerful and important message, but the film feels ham-fisted, clichéd and overearnest at times, especially for adult viewers.
September 29, 2016
The theme of enlightenment has seldom come across as leaden as it is in "Milton's Secret," a dull drama based on the children's novel of the same name by spiritual author Eckhart Tolle.
October 03, 2016
Bain's film functions as a delivery system for Tolle's spiritual philosophy, and might have been the New Age equivalent of a stilted faith-based drama if not for its smart, nuanced performances.
September 30, 2016
A transformational film about a radiant octogenarian passing on his spiritual wisdom to his grandson.