When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.
The Secret of Moonacre has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Secret of Moonacre was released in 2009 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 219 reviews, giving The Secret of Moonacre (2009) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 57%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 43%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Secret of Moonacre than critics were.
With a score of 58%, The Secret of Moonacre is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like The Lovely Bones, Funny People and Solitary Man.
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