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Jane Austen's Emma

Play trailer Poster for Jane Austen's Emma TV-PG,  1996,  1h 47m,  Drama/ Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.

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Megan Rosenfeld Washington Post Nov 19, 2019
[Kate] Beckinsale is well supported by the rest of the cast, especially Mark Strong as Knightley and Prunella Scales as the chattering spinster Emma unkindly insults. Go to Full Review
Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune Nov 19, 2019
Perhaps it is a function of a television budget, but [Andrew] Davies and [Sue] Birtwistle, with director Diarmuid Lawrence, opt not for postcard lavishness but for simple clarity of presentation. Go to Full Review
Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Nov 19, 2019
Although [Kate] Beckinsale hasn't much romantic chemistry with [Mark] Strong at a point late in the story when she should have, she is irresistible. Go to Full Review
Casey Cipriani Bustle Nov 17, 2020
If the Paltrow version is a bit too bubbly and modern for your sensibilities, you might find this one a bit more true to Austen's writing. Go to Full Review
David Zurawik Baltimore Sun Nov 19, 2019
2 1/2 hours of that [Kate] Beckinsale smirk is just too, too much of a bad thing. Go to Full Review
Tom Gliatto People Magazine Nov 19, 2019
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Emma, as adapted by Andrew Davies, captures not just Austen's light charm but the pinpricks of her social criticism. Go to Full Review
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Albus S Sep 15, 2017 Love the Kate version. Mr. KNIGHTLY is so much more stern and it shows that she learns throughout the movie.
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Diarmuid Lawrence

Director

Kate Beckinsale

Emma Woodhouse

Mark Strong

Mr. Knightley

Samantha Morton

Mrs. Weston

Bernard Hepton

Mr. Woodhouse

Prunella Scales

Miss Bates

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Jane Austen's Emma

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Movie Info

Synopsis While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Director
Diarmuid Lawrence
Producer
Sue Birtwistle
Screenwriter
Andrew Davies
Production Co
Chestermead, Meridian Broadcasting, A&E Television Networks
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 47m
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