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1. Pride & Prejudice (2005)

PG | 129 min | Drama, Romance

Sparks 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?

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 330,491 | Gross: $38.41M

2. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

PG | 136 min | Drama, Romance

Rich 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.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 125,659 | Gross: $43.18M

3. Emma (1996)

PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming

Votes: 41,603 | Gross: $22.20M

4. Austenland (2013)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Obsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

Director: Jerusha Hess | Stars: Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jennifer Coolidge, Bret McKenzie

Votes: 23,642 | Gross: $2.15M

5. Persuasion (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama, Family

Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?

Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Alice Krige, Anthony Head, Julia Davis

Votes: 16,498

6. Mansfield Park (1999)

PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Fanny, 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.

Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Hannah Taylor Gordon

Votes: 25,831 | Gross: $4.76M

7. Becoming Jane (2007)

PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.

Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell

Votes: 65,072 | Gross: $18.67M

8. Northanger Abbey (2007 TV Movie)

PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O'Brien

Votes: 16,187

9. Waterloo (I) (1970)

G | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

Director: Sergey Bondarchuk | Stars: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins

Votes: 12,613 | Gross: $3.05M

10. A Hazard of Hearts (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley (Christopher Plummer) has lost his estate and all of his money playing dice, he realizes that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter ... See full summary »

Director: John Hough | Stars: Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Fullerton

Votes: 1,349

11. Mansfield Park (2007 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 88 min | Drama, Romance

The classic tale by Jane Austen of family scandal, social graces, and the unrequited love between cousins.

Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Julia Joyce, Douglas Hodge, Maggie O'Neill, Tara Berwin

Votes: 7,549

12. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Paris, 1792: After France becomes a republic, aristocrats are guillotined. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can as The Scarlet Pimpernel in disguises.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers

Votes: 5,152

13. Emma (1996 TV Movie)

TV-G | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Faithful, 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.

Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong, Samantha Bond

Votes: 6,080

14. Mansfield Park (1983)

261 min | Drama, Romance

Impoverished 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.

Stars: Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell

Votes: 1,132

15. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: James Mason, Leonard Whiting, David McCallum, Jane Seymour

Votes: 1,961

16. Sense and Sensibility (1981)

TV-PG | 174 min | Drama, Romance

Two sisters of opposing temperaments find love and some heartbreak in Jane Austen's 18th century classic.

Stars: Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Annie Leon, Robert Swann

Votes: 1,011

17. The Black Velvet Gown (1991 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 103 min | Drama

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy

Votes: 658

18. Persuasion (1971)

225 min | History, Romance

Anne 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?

Stars: Ann Firbank, Bryan Marshall, Marian Spencer, Richard Vernon

Votes: 592

19. Silas Marner (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Drama

When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.

Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Patrick Ryecart, Freddie Jones

Votes: 701

20. Sense and Sensibility (1971)

178 min | Drama, Romance

Mrs. 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.

Stars: Joanna David, Ciaran Madden, Patricia Routledge, Clive Francis

Votes: 219

21. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, her fiancé and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.

Director: Donald Rice | Stars: Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Elizabeth McGovern, James Norton

Votes: 2,450 | Gross: $0.00M

22. The Real Jane Austen (2002 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

A dramatized documentary on the life of Jane Austen.

Director: Nicky Pattison | Stars: Anna Chancellor, Gillian Kearney, John Standing, Lara Harvey

Votes: 170

23. Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball (2013 TV Movie)

89 min | Documentary

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Stars: Jeanice Brooks, Hilary Davidson, Ivan Day, Elizabeth Futter

Votes: 69

24. The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen (2011 TV Movie)

History

A historian and professor Amanda Vickery explores why Jane Austen's books have been popular for nearly 200 years.

Director: Rupert Edwards | Stars: Cassandra Hodges, Andrew Davies, Colin Firth, Katie Halsey

Votes: 36

25. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: Northanger Abbey (1987)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama

Catherine 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 ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert Hardy, Googie Withers

Votes: 949

26. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: Persuasion (1995)

PG | 103 min | Drama

Theatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.

Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood, Corin Redgrave

Votes: 11,397 | Gross: $5.46M

27. Wessex Tales (1973– )
Episode: Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973)

Drama

An naive young aristocrat flees an arranged marriage meant to restore her family fortune-- the young man she elopes with is poor but remarkably handsome. They land in Italy, where after brief happiness her lover is horribly burned.

Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Nick Brimble, Ben Kingsley, Joanna McCallum, Leslie Sands

Votes: 13

28. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000)
Episode: A Good Name (2000)

TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama

The poet laureate is mistaken for the Pimpernel and sent to the guillotine.

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Caroline Carver, Ronan Vibert, Danny Webb

Votes: 58

29. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000)
Episode: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)

TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama

In 1793 Sir Percy learns that Lady Marguerite's brother, Armand St. Just, was arrested for a crime against France. Later Chauvelin imprisons her as well at La Force. The League now seeks to free both.

Director: Patrick Lau | Stars: Andy de la Tour, Martin Shaw, Ronan Vibert, Christopher Fairbank

Votes: 83

30. Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1975)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, History, Romance

Ross determines to put Nampara back on track and get his mine Wheal Leisure running again. Ross also decides to take young Demelza Carne into his house as a servant.

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis

Votes: 41

31. Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode: Episode #1.15 (1976)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance

Ross's hopes for a new vein of copper are shattered, and his distress when he finds out Elizabith plans to marry Warleggan resulting in the breaking of his marriage vows.

Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Forbes Collins, John Ringham

Votes: 30

32. Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (1975)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance

Ross and Demelza, now married, celebrate the birth of their daughter. A traveling troupe of performers stages a play at Nampara, and Mark Daniel falls for a young actress named Keren.

Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis

Votes: 39

33. Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (1975)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance

When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he will die before completing his sentence.

Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis

Votes: 37

34. Sense & Sensibility (2008)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2008)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Romance

Willoughby wins the Dashwoods' trust and favor as Marianne's suitor. Edwars Ferrars visit is warmly welcomed. The older Dashwood sisters visit London. At a society party, Willoughby acts coldly uninterested.

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Charity Wakefield, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan, Lucy Boynton

Votes: 181

35. Pride and Prejudice (1980)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1980)

TV-PG | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Mr. Bingley comes to live in the neighborhood, Mrs. Bennet considers him the rightful property of one of her five unmarried daughters.

Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson, Priscilla Morgan

Votes: 47

36. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Episode: Episode 1 (1995)

TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Two rich, eligible and handsome young bachelors gallop into Hertfordshire and the lives of every hopeful young maiden and her ambitious mother in the neighborhood. Mr Bingley has bought ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Colin Firth, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 1,038

37. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode: Gather ye Rosebuds (1983)

Drama, History, War

good evening. Tonight I am Alastair Cook. We kick off a 9-part series with the latest from John Hawkesworth and several of his writing team first conquering American TV with upstairs and ... See full synopsis »

Director: Henry Herbert | Stars: Bert Parnaby, Rob Edwards, Richard Syms, Sharon Maughan

Votes: 11

38. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode: The Mailed Fist (1985)

Drama, History, War

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Director: Michael Custance | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Rob Edwards, Bert Parnaby, Peter Jeffrey

39. Emma (1972)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1972)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Romance

After encouraging Harriet to fall in love with Mr. Elton, Emma now has to face the unpleasant task of telling Harriet about Mr. Elton's proposal to her.

Director: John Glenister | Stars: Doran Godwin, John Carson, Donald Eccles, Constance Chapman

Votes: 20

40. Emma (1972)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (1972)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Romance

Mr.Elton has returned to Highbury with a bride, whom Emma dislikes. Mr. Knightley and Emma have disagreed about Jane, who has been taken up by Mrs. Elton.

Director: John Glenister | Stars: Doran Godwin, John Carson, Donald Eccles, Constance Chapman

Votes: 20

41. Vanity Fair (1967– )
Episode: The Celebrated Battle Scene (1967)

50 min | Drama

Both Becky and Amelia are now married, but their union has seen their prospective spouses disinherited. As hardship bites in, George begins to regret his decision to marry Amelia and starts... See full summary »

Director: David Giles | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Marilyn Taylerson, Roy Marsden, John Moffatt

42. Vanity Fair (1967– )
Episode: The Dragoon (1967)

50 min | Drama

Becky's grim situation at the Crawley household takes a turn for the better when she befriends her employee's half sister Matilda. She ends up staying with her when Miss Crawley falls ill ... See full summary »

Director: David Giles | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Barbara Couper, Dyson Lovell, John Welsh

43. Emma (2009)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2009)

TV-PG | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Claiming that her match-making days are over,Emma helps Frank organize a dance. Elton returns with his dreadful wife, a presence which upsets Harriet and annoys everyone else, especially ... See full summary »

Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Romola Garai, Jodhi May, Louise Dylan

Votes: 240

44. To the Ends of the Earth (2005)
Episode: Close Quarters (2005)

87 min | Drama

The ship is becalmed and another vessel is sighted, which turns out to be British - the Alcyone, whose commander announces that the war with France is over. The two vessels anchor alongside... See full summary »

Director: David Attwood | Stars: Jared Harris, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Sives, Vanessa Pike

Votes: 133

45. Death Comes to Pemberley (2013)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2013)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are now married with a son and prepare to host their annual ball at their country mansion Pemberley. Among the guests are upright Colonel Fitzwilliam and young ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, Trevor Eve

Votes: 252

46. New Worlds (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2014)

50 min | Drama, History, War

1680: Young Ned Hawkins comes to Hadley, Massachusetts, to collect rents from the settlers on behalf of his father, the landlord. When native Americans attack Ned fights them off along with... See full summary »

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Sean Baker, Eve Best, Pip Carter, Phil Cheadle

Votes: 78

47. TURN: Washington's Spies (2014–2017)
Episode: Challenge (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, History, War

Against Abe's wishes, Anna searches for enemy intelligence at an exclusive gentleman's party hosted by British spymaster John Andre.

Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind

Votes: 489

48. Poldark (2015–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance

Ross Poldark returns from fighting in the American Revolution to his native Cornwall, finding his fiancée Elizabeth Chynoweth about to marry his wealthy cousin Francis and his home in ruins... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Aidan Turner, Tim Delap, Darcy Vanhinsbergh, Heida Reed

Votes: 1,067

49. Poldark (2015–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2015)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance

Ross decides to reopen the family copper mine Wheal Leisure and persuades Francis to help him. Ross also escorts Francis's put-upon sister Verity to a dance, where he crosses swords with ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Aidan Turner, Phil Davis, Alexander Arnold, Eleanor Tomlinson

Votes: 909

50. Poldark (2015–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2015)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance

Whilst Ross's cooperative has some success there are hard times throughout Cornwall and typhoid sweeps through Bodmin jail and kills Jim Carter just as Ross and Dwight break in to rescue ... See full summary »

Director: William McGregor | Stars: Gracee O'Brien, Eleanor Tomlinson, Kyle Soller, Aidan Turner

Votes: 705