Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- hopeful
- heartwarming
- sentimental
- comfort viewing
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as a sentimental but poorly realized romance that fails to translate its self-help premise into convincing drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Miranda is a young widow whose family circumstances are altered when Bray enters her life after a devastating storm.
Bray promotes positive thoughts, hope, compassion, and gratitude as transformative principles drawn from the source book.
Bray holds an important secret about himself that is positioned as a major revelation for Miranda and her family.
Miranda struggles to make ends meet while raising three children after her husband's death.
Films like The Secret: Dare to Dream, and why
The Vow
uplifting romantic drama centered on grief, family hardship, and an unexpected new relationship
Safe Haven
sentimental contemporary romance with emotional healing and a mysterious romantic figure
The Pursuit of Happyness
heartwarming family drama using hope and personal transformation to overcome adversity
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Tennant
- Release Date
- 2020-04-16
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (682)
Cast
- Katie Holmes
- Josh Lucas
- Jerry O'Connell
- Celia Weston
- Sarah Hoffmeister
- Aidan Pierce Brennan
- Chloe Lee
- Katrina Begin
- Sydney Tennant
- Samantha Beaulieu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Secret: Dare to Dream about?
- A widowed mother’s carefully balanced family life is reshaped by a storm, a hopeful stranger, and a secret that tests her capacity to trust and begin again.
- What is The Secret: Dare to Dream like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Secret: Dare to Dream as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Secret: Dare to Dream violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Secret: Dare to Dream as mild.
- What did critics think of The Secret: Dare to Dream?
- Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as a sentimental but poorly realized romance that fails to translate its self-help premise into convincing drama.
- Which films are like The Secret: Dare to Dream?
- Films with a similar feel include The Vow, Safe Haven, and The Pursuit of Happyness.
- How long is The Secret: Dare to Dream?
- The Secret: Dare to Dream runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Secret: Dare to Dream?
- In United States, The Secret: Dare to Dream streams on Peacock Premium, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus, Howdy Amazon Channel.
