Milton's Secret

2016
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

787

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A young boy becomes the victim of bullying at his school.A young boy becomes the victim of bullying at his school.A young boy becomes the victim of bullying at his school.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

787

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

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Trivia
Donald Sutherland replaced Peter Fonda.

Quotes
Milton Adams: If you fill your glass with hate and fear, pour in your worries about the past and future. you're probably going to be miserable. If you fill your beaker with love and caring, miracles can happen, wars can end, people can be different. That's the secret. We all can change. You just have to take meanness and turn it into gold. With that, the war is over.

Soundtracks
Sloop John B
Traditional
Arranged by Ian LeFeuvre
Performed by Ian LeFeuvre featuring 'Lindy Vopnfjord'

Milton Adams is a meek 11 year old boy. Ms. Ferguson (Michelle Rodriguez) is his teacher. His parents (David Sutcliffe, Mia Kirshner) are struggling with personal and money issues. His grandpa Howard (Donald Sutherland) comes for a visit. Milton gets bullied by angry classmate Carter Crane who has an angry father.

The bullying gets really stressful. I like the movie more when it has no easy solutions. That's why I find Howard's self-help guru a bit annoying. I don't mind the attempt but it needs more development. The final bathroom scene is another interesting attempt but it does come off a bit too simplistic. Maybe Howard would face one or two tough hurdles himself. This has such a tough subject matter and the solution feels rather too simple. Some of the self-help talk may have lost a bit translating from the page.