The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008 · Movie · PG · 96 min · ★ 6.9 · 79% critics
In a small town during the summer of 1970, three twelve-year-old friends meet an elderly neighbor who begins sharing lessons about faith, kindness, and purpose. What starts as a simple summer connection becomes a gentle coming-of-age story about friendship, forgiveness, and spiritual growth.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (22 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy sincere Christian family dramas with a gentle pace and uplifting lessons, like Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace; Not for you if overt faith messages feel too preachy.
Pros: heartfelt faith message; family-friendly tone; nostalgic small-town feel | Cons: heavy religious emphasis; sometimes too sweet; simple story
Themes
- bible
- male friendship
- bullying
- coming of age
- unlikely friendship
- religious film
- pre-teen
- adult child friendship
- christian film
- christian faith
- independent film
Cast & crew
Gavin MacLeod
as Jonathan Sperry
Jansen Panettiere
as Dustin
Frankie Ryan Manríquez
as Albert
- AI
Allen Isaacson
as Mark
Robert Guillaume
as Mr. Barnes
- BG
Bailey Garno
as Tanya
- TB
Taylor Boggan
as Nick
- MB
Mary Jean Bentley
as Dustin's mother
Directed by Rich Christiano