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84 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

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  • Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet
  • Summary: Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters, Elinor, Marianne and teen-age tomboy Margaret, are cruelly deprived of their home and inheritance on the death of their father. The law decrees that magnificent Norland Park must pass to his son by a previous marriage, the girls' stepbrother John, who is partnered in life by the genteely grasping Fanny. The impoverished Dashwoods are saved from further humiliation by Mrs. Dashwood's cousin, Sir John Middleton. He offers them a new home, Barton Cottage, on his vast Devonshire estate.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    100
    Poised, delicate, powerful, hovering between poignancy and pealing laughter, it is a feast formed by skill and serendipity.
  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    100
    Unlike so many other movies of literary provenance, it is clear from the start that this one is going to be entertainment, not homework. Lee serves up this sweetmeat without fuss, without the super-seriousness of filmmakers awed by their literary material.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    It's an exuberant, well- crafted film that gets the audience involved on a gut level even before the opening credits are over.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
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  1. EmW.
    10
    Lovely film! Laughed at the "F Major" scene when Mrs Jennings and her friend were having a giggle at the expense of Elinor Dashwood! Overall though it is a great film with superb acting. Ang Lee is a brilliant director as well.… Expand
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  2. ArtemisiaE.
    10
    Excellent love story, Jane Austen's style of ironic writing shines through. Kudos to Ang Lee and Emma Thompson!
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  3. JennaT.
    9
    This movie was well acted out. Some parts make you horribly mad and yelling at the TV like when Willoughby left but other than that it was good.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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