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- DirectorJon JonesStarsGeraldine JamesMichael JuddJulia DeardenA young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
- DirectorPatricia RozemaStarsFrances O'ConnorJonny Lee MillerAlessandro NivolaFanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
- StarsRomola GaraiMichael GambonJonny Lee MillerEmma Woodhouse, a wealthy young woman living in the early 19th century, whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures, which leads her into deeper meanings of love and life
- DirectorIain B. MacDonaldStarsJulia JoyceDouglas HodgeMaggie O'NeillThe classic tale by Jane Austen of family scandal, social graces, and the unrequited love between cousins.
- StarsDominic CooperCharity WakefieldHattie MorahanThe sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood try to find love and security in the 1800's. These two sisters coudn't be more different. Where Eleanor is calm and always acts proper Marianne is passionate and usally forgets herself.
- DirectorDouglas McGrathStarsGwyneth PaltrowJames CosmoGreta ScacchiWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames FleetRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
- StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine AshbourneA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
- DirectorCurtis EverittStarsBrennah BrittClay LewisJohnny TomsikElizabeth meets the mysterious Darcy by chance at a speed dating event.
- DirectorAllison CallowayStarsSkylar PierceDan BrownAnna FlynnA woman faces the return of her past in this modern adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesStarsRose WilliamsCrystal ClarkeKris MarshallAbout Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
- DirectorKelsey O'BrienStarsKevin Dotcom BrownJen PontonLily CowlesLoosely based on Jane Austen's Emma. Now, she's a lesbian Wiccan living in NYC in 2013.
- DirectorNicole LovenStarsRafe BirdSophie Jane CornerGwyneth EvansSet in 1796, when the original novel was written, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet get dressed and ready to join their family for breakfast, when an unexpected visitor disrupts their day.
- DirectorCarrie CracknellStarsRichard E. GrantHenry GoldingBen Bailey SmithEight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?
- DirectorAlex AppelJonathan LiseckiStarsAlicia WittLuluMark MosesA single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend hires her company.
- DirectorChris Stakor
- DirectorAutumn de WildeStarsAnya Taylor-JoyJohnny FlynnMia GothIn 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie BellA mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
- DirectorDiarmuid LawrenceStarsKate BeckinsaleBernard HeptonMark StrongFaithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsAnne HathawayJames McAvoyJulie WaltersA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
- DirectorMichael KampaStarsLexi GiovagnoliDavid WittsJames NittiA popular American vlogger is cast in a British film production of 'Pride and Prejudice', but struggles with her accent.
- StarsKristina PupoPeter GiesslGabriela DiazInspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, RATIONAL CREATURES is an award-winning romantic dramedy series created and produced by a multinational team of female filmmakers. It's the modern Jane Austen story you didn't know you wanted.
- DirectorAngie DiggensStarsRebecca HuishAngie DiggensFern TeatherIn Jane Austen's Sanditon, Tom Parker and the new sea bathing resort of 'Sanditon' suffer a financial crisis but both are rescued by clever ex-banker Sidney Parker.
- DirectorRhonda BarakaStarsTiffany HinesJuan AntonioRaney BranchAll five of Reverend Bennet's daughters are still single. When the very eligible Will Darcy arrives in town, Mrs. Bennet sets her sights on the handsome bachelor for daughter Lizzie.
- StarsAnn FirbankBryan MarshallMarian SpencerAnne Elliot is convinced to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth. When her father rents the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is forced to accompany Frederick. Will he and Anne rekindle the old flame?
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsSimon Russell BealeJudy CornwellFelicity DeanA young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company are the star-crossed lovers, Anne and Wentworth, whose passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight yearslater, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own? Adding flirtatious fun to Austen's irresistible romance, PERSUASION takes your breathe away! A dazzling five-star feast.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenAn alternate ending to Pride and Prejudice featuring Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy having a conversation at Pemberley after they have married.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsHugh GrantGemma JonesEmma ThompsonEmma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists and was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes®. Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet), whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. Rickman, Grant and Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society and the conflicting laws of desire.
- StarsLuke McGibneyJolie LennonSeana CookeMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- StarsElizabeth GarvieDavid RintoulMoray WatsonWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
- DirectorAndrew BlackStarsKam HeskinOrlando SealeLucila SoláJane Austen's classic is transplanted to modern-day Utah. While her college roommates search for love, aspiring writer Elizabeth Bennet focuses on her career but constantly finds herself fighting haughty businessman Will Darcy.
- StarsCelia BannermanLewis FianderMichael GoughMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is particularly anxious to find suitable husbands for them.
- StarsThea HolmeDaphne SlaterPeter CushingMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- DirectorAlejandro AgrestiStarsKeanu ReevesSandra BullockChristopher PlummerA lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
- DirectorColin TheysStarsJessica LowndesMichael RadyBen EstusA high-flying New York event planner is sent to a quaint small town to organize their Christmas festival.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsLacey ChabertBrendan PennySherry MillerDarcy is a career woman who hasn't found love, but her life turns upside down when she returns home to help her mother plan a charity event.
- DirectorDavid WinningStarsErin KrakowLuke MacfarlaneKimberley SustadElla Dashwood (Erin Krakow) and her sister Marianne (Kimberley Sustad) are huge Christmas enthusiasts and own a party-planning business. One of their new clients is a toy company and they don't see eye-to-eye with Edward Ferris (Luke Macfarlane), the company's C.E.O.
- CreatorMarcos BernsteinStarsNathalia DillThiago LacerdaAgatha MoreiraWith characters freely inspired in the universe of the English writer Jane Austen, the series is a romantic story that takes place in the fictional locality of Vale do Café, in the early twentieth century.
- DirectorChristin WoodsStarsKeith HarrisLeslie LewisHaley BarnesFollowing orders from Captain Walker, Commander Eva Privette unintentionally creates havoc in the life of Dr. Anderson, when he is forced grapple with a personal demon he rather would just go away.
- StarsMadeline ThatcherDele OpeifaAmanda TaylorThis modern retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey follows Cate Morland, a recent journalism graduate who is obsessed with fan culture, particularly of the short-lived cult series The Mysteries of Udolpho. Her new job at an LA entertainment magazine puts her in contact with many different people in the pop culture sphere, but none more exciting than Henry Tilney, the former star of The Mysteries of Udolpho himself...
- 2016–TV EpisodeDirectorAmanda TaylorStarsCheryl BunnellSarai DavilaFrank Kanig
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsKate BeckinsaleChloë SevignyXavier SamuelLady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.
- DirectorBurr SteersStarsLily JamesSam RileyJack HustonFive sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.
- StarsAlice HaleJeremy StewartSamantha Rothermel"Northbound" is a modern take on Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey". Join Catherine Morland as she chronicles the perils of young adulthood and her many (mis)adventures through her vlogs on YouTube.
- StarsRosamund Pike
- StarsLori KeeElizabeth DevlinNora GustusonJane Austen hosts a 21st century reality competition in which 6 of her heroines vie for a grand prize including cash, a dream vacation, and a soul mate.
- CreatorBrian BroughBrittany WiscombeStarsDanielle C. RyanElise GrovesKristen Marie JensenThe beloved works of Jane Austen collide when Elinor, Marianne, Emma and Lizzie join forces as the best of friends in today's world. As each faces the challenges of life, they lean on each other to conquer career, family, and love.
- CreatorBernie SuStarsJoanna SotomuraBrent BaileyDayeanne HuttonEmma Woodhouse, re-imagined as a bold, smart, idealistic, and audacious young female entrepreneur with an expertise in life coaching and matchmaking. Emma partners up with lifelong friend Alex Knightley, whose straight, logical, business mind clashes against Emma constantly, yet is exactly what she needs.
- DirectorDesiree Naomi StoneStarsRachel BrowSarah KarnesChristian TelesmarSisters, Elinor and Marianne, and their chances for love and happiness threatened by Elinor's stoic sense and Marianne's passionate sensibility.
- StarsMatthew RhysAnna Maxwell MartinMatthew GoodeElizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice.
- DirectorMichelle LambeauStarsLinda DamitaGuy DarlandFreddie de SibertA documentary that reveals the fate of the beloved Author's tale of passion and treachery that was almost lost forever.
- StarsAshley ClementsJulia ChoLaura SpencerA modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the series is told in vlog-style by Lizzie Bennet as she narrates the trials and tribulations of her family life with the help of her best friend and aspiring filmmaker, Charlotte Lu, "practically perfect" older sister, Jane, and easily excitable younger sister, Lydia. As in Pride and Prejudice, Lizzie's mother is all too eager to marry her and her sisters off to rich men, so when wealthy medical student Bing Lee moves into the neighborhood and manages to woo Jane, it changes the entire dynamic of the family. It isn't long before Bing's even more wealthy friend and heir to an entertainment corporation, the mysterious Darcy, makes his way into the Bennet sisters' lives, too.
- DirectorBonnie MaeStarsCaleb GrantMaia PeteeChristina LafonPride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth (Maia Petee) and her oldest sister Jane Bennet (Christina LaFon) through trial and error of first impressions, timeless proposals, mistaken opinions and true love. When Jane meets the new eligible bachelor Mr. Bingley (Mark Mook), she falls head over heels until he suddenly leaves town unexpectedly with his friend Mr. Darcy (Caleb Grusing). While Elizabeth consults her sister she finds herself intertwined in the reasons behind Mr. Bingley's departure, a new found friend Mr. Wickham (James Hawthorn), prejudices and possibilities of finding love herself." The first Impressions are not always lasting ones.
- DirectorRupert EdwardsStarsCassandra HodgesAndrew DaviesColin FirthA historian and professor Amanda Vickery explores why Jane Austen's books have been popular for nearly 200 years.
- DirectorBrian BroughStarsAshley WilliamsMarla SokoloffNick ZanoTwo sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.
- DirectorAngel GraciaStarsCamilla BelleAlexa PenaVegaKuno BeckerA Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.
- DirectorBrando CrawfordStarsBrando CrawfordJacob ElordiMelissa BarreraPride and Prejudice motivate all of us when it comes to life choices - but more so for Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, in the perfect story of love and negotiation in Regency England.
- DirectorRajshree OjhaStarsSonam KapoorAbhay DeolKaramjeet MadonnaChaos results after a wealthy woman decides to turn matchmaker for a naive village belle.
- StarsJemima RooperMorven ChristieAlex KingstonAmanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.
- DirectorJeremy LoveringStarsSamuel RoukinOlivia WilliamsGreta ScacchiIn the later years of her life, as she's approaching the age of forty, the novelist Jane Austen helps her niece find a husband.
- StarsJuliet Stevenson
- DirectorHeath BenfieldRobin BiselBenjamin DewhurstStarsAlli MillerKate BernhardtSteve AndrewsA modern-day adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility".
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsMartin HendersonAishwarya Rai BachchanNadira BabbarA modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.
- DirectorNicky PattisonStarsAnna ChancellorGillian KearneyJohn StandingA dramatized documentary on the life of Jane Austen.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsAjith KumarTabuMammoottyAn Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on two sisters of opposing temperaments.
- StarsLarry BrantleyJordan WallChristie AbbottBased on "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Wishbone stars as Mr. Darcy while Joe has to deal with David and Sam falling out over rumors about who's asking who to the school dance.
- StarsSoccer the DogLarry BrantleyJordan WallBased on Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Wishbone tries to discover who's been sending Wanda letters with mysterious meanings.
- DirectorGiles FosterStarsKatharine SchlesingerPeter FirthRobert HardyCatherine Morland is a young woman who enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She is invited to Bath by a family friend, Mrs. Allen, and there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning to her home with her family, Eleanor invites Catherine to come along as her guest and companion. There Catherine's imagination continues to flourish and she begins to suspect a dark secret at Northanger Abbey.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsAmanda RootCiarán HindsSusan FleetwoodTheatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.
- DirectorVictor NunezStarsAshley JuddTodd FieldBentley MitchumA young woman struggles for independence and identity in a small Florida tourist town.
- DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsElaine StritchTom AldredgeEric StoltzTwo women and a man start out their adult life with all good intentions to change the world and keep their love alive and vital, but as time shows them (and us) it's not that easy.
- StarsAnna MasseyAngela PleasenceSylvestra Le TouzelImpoverished Fanny Price is sent to live with her more affluent uncle and aunt. The arrival of new neighbors brings a chance for romance to Fanny and her cousins.
- StarsIrene RichardTracey ChildsAnnie LeonTwo sisters of opposing temperaments find love and some heartbreak in Jane Austen's 18th century classic.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsDavid ReddenMichael WagerRobert PowellTwo teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
- StarsDoran GodwinJohn CarsonDonald EcclesWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- StarsJoanna DavidCiaran MaddenPatricia RoutledgeMrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland.
- StarsPieter LutzAb AbspoelMaxim HamelMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- StarsPaul DanemanDaphne AndersonWilliam MervynEight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young seaman, who, though promising, had poor family connections. When her father rents out the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is thrown into company with Frederick, because his sister is Mrs. Croft. Frederick is now a rich and successful Captain, and a highly eligible bachelor. Whom will he marry? One of Anne's sister's husband's sisters? Or will he and Anne rekindle the old flame?
- DirectorJohn J. DesmondStarsMyles EasonJames MacandrewChristine ThomasThe problems of getting properly married in the aristocratic world of 19th Century England is the focus of dramatic excerpts from Jane Austen's novel "Emma".
- StarsDiana FairfaxPaul DanemanPerlita NeilsonWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- DirectorChristian NybyStarsWard BondRobert HortonLee PatrickNearing the end of their trip, a mother with four beautiful daughters, all of marrying age and a wagon train full of men who are either the same or wanting to be and the Major is not off limits either.
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsPatrick MacneeKay HawtreyMarjorie LeeteMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsGreer GarsonLaurence OlivierMary BolandThe arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.
- StarsAllan JeayesBarbara EverestAntoinette CellierMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- DirectorBrando CrawfordStarsBrando CrawfordNatalia DyerSophia LillisJane Eyre is the classic tale of a woman's relationship with authority and love.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsWilliam HurtCharlotte GainsbourgAnna PaquinJane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.
- DirectorBrendan MaherStarsRafe SpallRebecca HallNina SosanyaThe first Mrs. Rochester recalls how she met her future husband and eventually came to be imprisoned in the attic at Thornfield Hall.
- DirectorRobert YoungStarsDeborah FindlayLaura HarlingJoanna ScanlanAfter placing an ad for employment as a governess, Jane Eyre (Samantha Morton) journeys to Thornfield Hall to inquire about a possible position. She is hired by the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax (Gemma Jones), to care for young Adele (Timia Berthome), the daughter of the brooding Mr. Rochester (Ciarán Hinds), who lives at the estate. After much trepidation, Eyre and Rochester begin a romantic relationship, but dark secrets surrounding Rochester threaten to destroy the couple's love.
- DirectorJohn DuiganStarsKarina LombardNathaniel ParkerRachel WardA young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is hiding an old secret regarding her childhood and her mother. Slowly, this secret begins to erode this perfect relationship and, perhaps, her mother's story will begin again...with her.
- StarsZelah ClarkeTimothy DaltonCarol GilliesA young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.
- StarsAda CarrascoEduardo LiñánDaniela RomoAfter a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
- StarsSorcha CusackMichael JaystonMegs JenkinsAfter a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsGeorge C. ScottSusannah YorkIan BannenJane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she and Edward Rochester, owner of Thornfield and Adele's guardian, fall in love. Suddenly, when Jane is about to win the happiness she deserves, a dark secret comes to light, and it will take all of her courage, love and understanding to triumph.