The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
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An engineering professor and a struggling widow find their lives intertwined through a mysterious delivery and the power of positive thinking.
The story
Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise her three children while managing her boyfriend's seafood restaurant in New Orleans. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Bray Johnson, an engineering professor from Vanderbilt University. Bray is searching for her to deliver an important envelope. After a series of chance encounters, including a car accident and a hurricane that damages their home, the two are forced to interact. As Miranda navigates the challenges of her daily life and the complexities of her current relationship, Bray attempts to demonstrate the power of positive thinking to her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Miranda Wells is a struggling widow in New Orleans managing a seafood restaurant and raising three children. She meets Bray Johnson, a professor who is trying to deliver a patent to her. After a car accident and a hurricane, they spend time together. Miranda eventually learns that Bray and her late husband worked together on an invention. She discovers that the patent's value could solve her financial problems. Realizing she does not love her current boyfriend, Tucker, she calls off their engagement and leaves her job. She eventually reconciles with Bray and moves her family to Tennessee to live with him.
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Andy Tennant
- Writers
- Andy Tennant · screenplay; Bekah Brunstetter · screenplay; Rick Parks · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Katie Holmes; Josh Lucas; Jerry O'Connell; Celia Weston
- Genres
- romantic drama
- Themes
- positive thinking; resilience
- Tone and mood
- romantic
- Setting
- New Orleans and Tennessee.
- Premise and plot tags
- drama; romance; based on a book
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
- Reception
- The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, with a Metacritic score of 32 out of 100. It was noted as a disappointing dramatic adaptation of the source material.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 32 · scale: 100 · review count: 11
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Actress · nominated
- Production trivia
- The source book has been translated into 50 languages.; The source book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for 190 weeks.; The film was originally scheduled for an April 2020 release but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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