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Name: Sense and Sensibility
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: drama, romance
Released: 1995
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.7

Sense and Sensibility has an iRankMovies score of 83.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Release:1995

Runtime:2h 16m

Country:United States

Director:Ang Lee

Language:English

Genre

DramaRomance

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Keywords

Secret LoveLondon EnglandCountrysideBased On Novel Or BookWidowMilitary OfficerServantCountry Life

iRank83

Sense and Sensibility rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 136K votes

Rotten Tomatoes97%

Metacritic84%

TMDb7.422/10· 2K votes

With 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Sense and Sensibility

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Cast of Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson
as Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet
as Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman
as Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant
as Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones
as Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise
as John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs
as Lucy Steele
Harriet Walter
as Fanny Ferrars Dashwood
James Fleet
as John Dashwood
Imelda Staunton
as Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh Laurie
as Mr. Palmer

Sense and Sensibility facts

Budget: $16M
Box office: $134.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Masterful adaptation captures Austen wit with elegant period cinematography
•Nuanced character development and restrained emotional performances shine throughout
•Beautifully paced romance balances social commentary with personal yearning