If you loved The Secret Garden, try The New Toy
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The New Toy has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than The Secret Garden — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Drama / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Secret Garden, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The New Toy is
The film presents a luxury department store owner treating a ten-year-old to a one-time-only birthday shopping spree that takes an unexpected turn. The boy picks Samy, the night watchman, as his new toy. It’s a whimsical premise that somehow still forgets these are people.
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