Tom's Midnight Garden

– When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles, Tom is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)

When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles, Tom is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly and reclusive landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious he is not allowed out to play, and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden. Here he meets another lonely child called Hatty, who seems to be the only one who can see him. They have adventures which he gradually realises are taking place in the 19th century. And each night when Tom visits, Hatty is a different age, chronologically out of sequence.

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Release Date:

13 Oct 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Willard Carroll

Writer:

Willard Carroll (screenplay), Philippa Pearce (novel)

Main Actors:

Nigel Le Vaillant, Marlene Sidaway, Serena Gordon, Alfie Lawrence

Plot:

Young Tom Long is forced to stay with his kindly Aunt and Uncle while his brother recovers from a bout of the measles. At their flat, he is disappointed to find there is no garden to play in; but his disappointment turns to wonder when he discovers a magical garden which only appears at night when an old grandfather clock strikes thirteen. His nightly excursions to this beautiful garden become even more interesting when he realises that the people he meets cannot see him - except one young girl named Hattie.

Production:

Hyperion Pictures

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Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10