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Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Writer · Died October 29, 1924, aged 74 · Manchester, England, UK

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1849
Died
October 29, 1924 (aged 74)
From
Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Frances Hodgson Burnett's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Family4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
18%
Power
9%
Ideas
8%
Survival
5%
Morality
4%
Society
3%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
14
Warm
9
Melancholic
7
Joyful
5
Bittersweet
4
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frances Hodgson Burnett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frances Hodgson Burnett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Secret Garden(2020)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden(2017)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Making of a Lady(2012)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Little Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Author

  • VeggieTales: The Penniless Princess(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · Novel

  • Princess Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 30 episodes · Novel

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Novel

  • Return to the Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Characters

  • Back to the Secret Garden(2000)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Il ritorno del piccolo Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Novel

  • The Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Novel

  • Cedie(1996)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sarah... ang munting prinsesa(1995)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Little Princess(1995)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Il piccolo lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Novel

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Novel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Original Story

  • The Secret Garden(1993)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 39 episodes · Novel

  • Kuldeepak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Original Story

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 43 episodes · Original Story

  • The Secret Garden(1987)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Little Princess(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · Novel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Princess Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 46 episodes · Original Story

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy(1980)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 6 episodes · Novel

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Novel

  • A Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · Novel

  • O Pequeno Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 40 episodes · Original Story

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Novel

  • Il piccolo lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 5 episodes · Novel

  • The Secret Garden(1949)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Little Princess(1939)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy(1936)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • L'ultimo Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Novel

  • The Family Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • The Dawn of a Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Theatre Play

  • A Lady of Quality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • The Flame of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Novel

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Novel

  • Louisiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Novel

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Novel

  • A kis lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Novel

  • The Shuttle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Novel

  • The Fair Barbarian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Novel

  • A Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Novel

  • Secret Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Novel

  • Esmeralda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Story

  • The Dawn of a Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Novel

  • The Pretty Sister of Jose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Original Film Writer

  • A Lady of Quality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Novel · Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1913 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Secret Garden (1993)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

A Little Princess (1995)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Secret Garden (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing52 of 52: 51 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew1 of 52: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s12 · crew1920s6 · crew1930s2 · crew1940s1 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Frances Hodgson Burnett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Cedie (1996)

91st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

A Little Princess (1995)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Frances Hodgson Burnett's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Frances Hodgson Burnett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frances Hodgson Burnett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Palmer shares the most, 3.

Directors

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Composers and editors

Producers