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Sense and Sensibility

  • 19951995
  • PGPG
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
115K
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Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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DramaRomance
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
115K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,154
254
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    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Emma Thompson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Emma Thompson
      • Kate Winslet
      • James Fleet
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Emma Thompson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Emma Thompson
      • Kate Winslet
      • James Fleet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 289User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 33 wins & 49 nominations total

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    Trailer [EN
    Trailer 2:09
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    Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Emilie François in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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    Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Emma Thompson and Gemma Jones in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Gemma Jones in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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    Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Gemma Jones in Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Elinor Dashwood
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Marianne Dashwood
    James Fleet
    James Fleet
    • John Dashwood
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Mr. Dashwood
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Fanny Dashwood
    Gemma Jones
    Gemma Jones
    • Mrs. Dashwood
    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • Edward Ferrars
    Emilie François
    • Margaret Dashwood
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Mrs. Jennings
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Sir John Middleton
    Ian Brimble
    Ian Brimble
    • Thomas
    Isabelle Amyes
    • Betsy
    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Colonel Brandon
    Greg Wise
    Greg Wise
    • John Willoughby
    Alexander John
    Alexander John
    • Curate
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Charlotte Palmer
    Imogen Stubbs
    Imogen Stubbs
    • Lucy Steele
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Mr. Palmer
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Jane Austen(novel)
      • Emma Thompson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Director Ang Lee originally was considering Kate Winslet only for the smaller part of Lucy Steele, even though she really wanted to play Marianne. When Winslet arrived at her audition, she pretended that her agent had sent her to read for Marianne, and her reading won her the role.
    • Goofs
      When the fiddler exits the church at the wedding, the fiddle is fitted with a chin-piece, which was not used on fiddles until the twentieth century.
    • Quotes

      Marianne: Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?

      Elinor Dashwood: What do you know of my heart? What do you know of anything but your own suffering? For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature. It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims ruined all my hopes. I have endured her exultations again and again whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever. Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Nixon/Jumanji/Heat/Mr. Holland's Opus/Sense and Sensibility/Othello (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Weep You No More Sad Fountains
      Music by Patrick Doyle

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    User reviews289

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A classic for all time.
    Whoever says they just don't make the quality of pictures today that they used to hasn't seen or is ignoring this film.

    That Emma Thompson is one of the greatest actresses working is no secret. But who would have expected such a miracle from her in the screenwriting department? Some of the most dramatic moments in 'Sense and Sensibility' come from her pen, not Jane Austen's, difficult as that may be to believe. For instance, the scene in which Col. Brandon (Alan Rickman) carries in the ill Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet), echoing the earlier scene where Willoughby (Greg Wise) brought the injured young woman home was Thompson's doing. Marianne's illness also is responsible for much more drama in the movie than in the book. And I'm an Austen fan! I can't recall another writer bringing so much good of his or her own to a classic like this.

    I suppose the director, cinematographer, production designer, etc. deserve to share the credit when a movie is this outstanding, but with such a super group of actors on the screen (from top to bottom) it's easy to heap all the praise on them. I had unconsciously (and unfairly) pigeonholed Alan Rickman based on the other role I'd seen him in, the villain in 'Die Hard,' so he was quite a surprise to me. The real bombshell, however, was my first exposure to Kate Winslet. After seeing this movie and Kenneth Branagh's 'Hamlet' I can say I can't remember another young actress who has impressed me so much. And she played these difficult roles by the time she was 20! Many of the other cast members are a part of an excellent group that Thompson and Branagh have often worked with in the past.

    I realized that 'S&S' had become one of my all-time favorite movies when I found myself watching it every chance I got when it came on TV. I think it's bumped 'Raging Bull' off my personal top 10 list.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Lý Trí Và Tình Cảm
    • Filming locations
      • Efford House, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mirage Enterprises
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,182,776
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $721,341
      • Dec 17, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $134,582,776
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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