The Jane Austen effect
Jane Austen and other classics and adaptations
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- DirectorJon JonesStarsGeraldine JamesMichael JuddJulia DeardenA young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
- DirectorPatricia RozemaStarsFrances O'ConnorJonny Lee MillerAlessandro NivolaFanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
- StarsRomola GaraiMichael GambonJonny Lee MillerEmma Woodhouse, a wealthy young woman living in the early 19th century, whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures, which leads her into deeper meanings of love and life
- DirectorIain B. MacDonaldStarsJulia JoyceDouglas HodgeMaggie O'NeillThe classic tale by Jane Austen of family scandal, social graces, and the unrequited love between cousins.
- StarsDominic CooperCharity WakefieldHattie MorahanIn England in the 1800s, sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood try to find love and security. The two could not be more different: where Eleanor is calm and always behaves properly, Marianne is passionate and usually forgets herself.
- DirectorDouglas McGrathStarsGwyneth PaltrowJames CosmoGreta ScacchiWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames FleetRich 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.
- StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine AshbourneA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
- DirectorCurtis EverittStarsBrennah BrittClay LewisJohnny TomsikElizabeth meets the mysterious Darcy by chance at a speed dating event.
- DirectorAllison CallowayStarsSkylar PierceDan BrownAnna FlynnA woman faces the return of her past in this modern adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesStarsRose WilliamsCrystal ClarkeKris MarshallAbout Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
- DirectorKelsey O'BrienStarsKevin Dotcom BrownJen PontonLily CowlesLoosely based on Jane Austen's Emma. Now, she's a lesbian Wiccan living in NYC in 2013.
- DirectorNicole LovenStarsRafe BirdSophie Jane CornerGwyneth EvansSet in 1796, when the original novel was written, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet get dressed and ready to join their family for breakfast, when an unexpected visitor disrupts their day.
- DirectorCarrie CracknellStarsRichard E. GrantHenry GoldingBen Bailey SmithEight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?
- DirectorAlex AppelJonathan LiseckiStarsAlicia WittBebe NeuwirthMark MosesA single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend hires her company.
- DirectorChris Stakor
- DirectorAutumn de WildeStarsAnya Taylor-JoyJohnny FlynnMia GothIn 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie BellA mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
- DirectorDiarmuid LawrenceStarsKate BeckinsaleBernard HeptonMark StrongFaithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsAnne HathawayJames McAvoyJulie WaltersA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
- DirectorMichael KampaStarsLexi GiovagnoliDavid WittsJames NittiA popular American vlogger is cast in a British film production of 'Pride and Prejudice', but struggles with her accent.
- StarsKristina PupoPeter GiesslGabriela DiazInspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, RATIONAL CREATURES is an award-winning romantic dramedy series created and produced by a multinational team of female filmmakers. It's the modern Jane Austen story you didn't know you wanted.
- DirectorAngie DiggensStarsRebecca HuishAngie DiggensFern TeatherIn Jane Austen's Sanditon, Tom Parker and the new sea bathing resort of 'Sanditon' suffer a financial crisis but both are rescued by clever ex-banker Sidney Parker.
- DirectorRhonda BarakaStarsTiffany HinesJuan AntonioRaney BranchAll five of Reverend Bennet's daughters are still single. When the very eligible Will Darcy arrives in town, Mrs. Bennet sets her sights on the handsome bachelor for daughter Lizzie.