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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ang Lee

Producer:

Lindsay Doran

Writer:

Jane Austen, Emma Thompson

Release Date:

Dec 14, 2025

Runtime:

2hr 16m

Synopsis

In Georgian era England, wealthy Mr. Dashwood dies leaving his second wife and three daughters destitute. The ladies move to a modest cottage where the two older daughters vie for the attention of various suitors in search of true love.

Cast

  • James Fleet
  • Tom Wilkinson
  • Harriet Walter
  • Kate Winslet
  • Emma Thompson
  • Gemma Jones
  • Hugh Grant
  • Myriam Emilie Francois
  • Elizabeth Spriggs
  • Robert Hardy
Moviegoers are saying
This Sense and Sensibility adaptation strikes viewers as a deeply relatable emotional experience, with audiences finding themselves mirrored in Elinor Dashwood's quiet suffering and the film's unflinching portrayal of romantic disappointment. While the modest ratings suggest mixed reception, reviewers are charmed by Hugh Grant's endearingly flustered performance and fascinated by the real-life romance that bloomed between Greg Wise and Emma Thompson during filming.
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Letterboxd User Reviews

3.9
363.9K
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RATINGS 4.3K FANS
3.9
  • Sep 17, 2021

    emma thompson: you're not married? hugh grant: no. emma thompson *shaking, crying, throwing up*

    7.9K Likes
    ckentelmann
    ckentelmann
    Aug 29, 2020

    i love elinor dashwood, because i, too, anguish and pine in quiet while pretending that i am perfectly alright when i am obviously not

    7.5K Likes
    ksenija
    ksenija
    Feb 12, 2017

    If anybody asks me what kind of movies I like, I'm just going to respond,"The ones that make me feel like I'm gonna die alone."

    4.8K Likes
    Priyanka
    Priyanka
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    Apr 28, 2019

    not responding to letters is the 19th century equivalent of leaving someone on read. willoughby, you are a clown. literally a clown.

    4.6K Likes
    saffron
    saffron
    Jun 16, 2015

    I greatly esteem this movie.

    3.6K Likes
    matt lynch
    matt lynch
    May 15, 2019

    DEFINITELY the most revealing thing about me is that as a young child my favourite of the sense and sensibility dreamboat men was NOT Hugh Grant (awkward prince), NOT Alan Rickman (#1 underrated Austen hero), and NOT Greg Wise (rakish snack) but Hugh Laurie....the man…

    3.4K Likes
    phoebe 💫
    phoebe 💫
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    May 23, 2017

    so men are majoritively a disappointment and can't be relied upon? tell me something i DONT know austen babe

    3.4K Likes
    kennedy
    kennedy
    Feb 21, 2022

    absolutely adore how hugh grant just stumbles into every scene. he looks so flustered. like he got there late and was rushed into his costume. or like he doesn’t even know he’s in a movie at all. like someone just handed him the script five minutes ago and he was like “ok,…

    3.3K Likes
    eely
    eely
    Aug 12, 2020

    I am Elinor Dashwood sipping her tea while everyone else is sobbing

    3.2K Likes
    melissa 🪽
    melissa 🪽
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Metacritic

84
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Based on 21 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (109)

Universal acclaim based on 109 Reviews
90

This rapturous romance is not only laugh-out-loud funny but demonstrates how little humankind has evolved in matters of the heart.

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Metacritic review by Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
100

Poised, delicate, powerful, hovering between poignancy and pealing laughter, it is a feast formed by skill and serendipity.

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Metacritic review by Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
100

[It presents] us with a vast range of richly developed, gorgeously played characters ... and mov[es] them gracefully through time and a lot of very pretty spaces without ever losing its conviction, its concentration or our bedazzled attention. [18 Dec 1995]

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Richard Schickel
Time
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025)?
The movie is 2hr 16min long.
What's Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025) about?
In Georgian era England, wealthy Mr. Dashwood dies leaving his second wife and three daughters destitute. The ladies move to a modest cottage where the two older daughters vie for the attention of various suitors in search of true love.
Who's the cast of Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025)?
  • James Fleet as John Dashwood
  • Tom Wilkinson as Mr. Dashwood
  • Harriet Walter as Fanny Dashwood
  • Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood
  • Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood
  • Gemma Jones as Mrs. Dashwood
  • Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrars
  • Myriam Emilie Francois as Margaret Dashwood
  • Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Jennings
  • Robert Hardy as Sir John Middleton
Who's the director behind Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025)?
Ang Lee directed Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025).
Who produced Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025)?
Lindsay Doran produced Sense and Sensibility - 30th Anniversary (2025).