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.
Directed by Gábor Csupó
based on novel or book
curse
teenage girl
orphan
uncle niece relationship
sword and sorcery
australian supernatural
book of secrets
pure heart
Rank
#46 in 2009·#3161 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Dakota Blue Richards
Maria Merryweather
Ioan Gruffudd
Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather
Tim Curry
Coeur De Noir
Augustus Prew
Robin De Noir
Natascha McElhone
Loveday
Juliet Stevenson
Miss Heliotrope
Michael Webber
Digweed
Zoltán Barabás Kis
Dulac
Crew
Gábor Csupó
Director
Christian Henson
Original Music Composer
David Eggby
Director of Photography
Samuel Hadida
Producer
Victor Hadida
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
310 reviews
zoey crespo
8.0★ · 05/03/26
Everyone has a fun name like loveday, heliotrope, thermometer, wrolf
Everyone has a fun name like loveday, heliotrope, thermometer, wrolf
leia
8.0★ · 04/20/26
robin and the uncles fine asf🙏
robin and the uncles fine asf🙏
Rae Lolmaugh
8.0★ · 04/07/26
my ass would’ve eaten this up as a kid
my ass would’ve eaten this up as a kid
callyuup
6.0★ · 04/02/26
Fiquei hipnotizada com os vestidos dela do início
e que inimigo ein...
se ela tivesse morrido daria mais meia estrela
Fiquei hipnotizada com os vestidos dela do início
e que inimigo ein...
se ela tivesse morrido daria mais meia estrela
olivia
7.0★ · 03/31/26
a movie about how if a bunch of men don’t shut up and listen to a young girl they’ll spend forever cursed… and that’s everything to me.
and also there’s unicorns and a mini guy who bakes lots of treats and can teleport so what’s not to love
a movie about how if a bunch of men don’t shut up and listen to a young girl they’ll spend forever cursed… and that’s everything to me.
and also there’s unicorns and a mini guy who bakes lots of treats and can teleport so what’s not to love
