Twelve-year-old Milton Adams feels his world is in crisis. With his parents stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighbourhood bully tormenting him, he is constantly anxious. But when Milton's optimistic Grandpa (Donald Sutherland) comes to visit, he learns the secret to finding true happiness from a man who has seen the world and who has committed to living life in the 'now'. Novelization of the motion picture film, Milton's Secret Written by Tinker Lindsay Based on the book by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman Screenplay by Donald Martin, Sara B. Cooper, and Barnet Bain Directed by Barnet Bain Starring Donald Sutherland, Michelle Rodriguez, Mia Kirshner, and William Ainscough