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- DirectorMichael BarryStarsJudy CampbellO.B. ClarenceRalph MichaelWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- StarsDiana FairfaxPaul DanemanPerlita NeilsonWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- StarsDoran GodwinJohn CarsonDonald EcclesWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- 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.
- DirectorDouglas McGrathStarsGwyneth PaltrowJames CosmoGreta ScacchiWhile matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
- 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
- DirectorAutumn de WildeStarsAnya Taylor-JoyJohnny FlynnMia GothIn 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.Inspired by 'Emma'
- DirectorRajshree OjhaStarsSonam KapoorAbhay DeolKaramjeet MadonnaChaos results after a wealthy woman decides to turn matchmaker for a naive village belle.Inspired by 'Emma'
- CreatorBernie SuStarsJoanna SotomuraBrent BaileyDayeanne HuttonEmma Woodhouse, re-imagined as a bold, smart, idealistic, and audacious young female entrepreneur with an expertise in life coaching and matchmaking. Emma partners up with lifelong friend Alex Knightley, whose straight, logical, business mind clashes against Emma constantly, yet is exactly what she needs.Inspired by 'Emma'
- StarsJoanna DavidCiaran MaddenPatricia RoutledgeMrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home at Norland.
- StarsIrene RichardTracey ChildsAnnie LeonTwo sisters of opposing temperaments find love and some heartbreak in Jane Austen's 18th century classic.
- 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.
- StarsDominic CooperCharity WakefieldHattie MorahanThe sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood try to find love and security in the 1800's. These two sisters coudn't be more different. Where Eleanor is calm and always acts proper Marianne is passionate and usally forgets herself.
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsHilary DuffHaylie DuffAnjelica HustonTwo wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.Inspired by 'Sense & Sensibility'
- DirectorHeath BenfieldRobin BiselBenjamin DewhurstStarsAlli MillerKate BernhardtSteve AndrewsA modern-day adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility".Inspired by 'Sense & Sensibility'
- DirectorAngel GraciaStarsCamilla BelleAlexa PenaVegaKuno BeckerA Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.Inspired by 'Sense & Sensibility'
- DirectorBrian BroughStarsAshley WilliamsMarla SokoloffNick ZanoTwo sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.Inspired by 'Sense & Sensibility'
- StarsAllan JeayesBarbara EverestAntoinette CellierMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsGreer GarsonLaurence OlivierMary BolandThe arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.
- StarsThea HolmeDaphne SlaterPeter CushingMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- StarsVirna LisiFranco VolpiVira SilentiItalian adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- StarsAlan BadelMarian SpencerJane DownsMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- StarsPieter LutzAb AbspoelMaxim HamelMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- StarsCelia BannermanLewis FianderMichael GoughMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is particularly anxious to find suitable husbands for them.
- StarsElizabeth GarvieDavid RintoulMoray WatsonWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
- StarsColin FirthJennifer EhleSusannah HarkerWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
- StarsLuke McGibneyJolie LennonSeana CookeMr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorAndrew BlackStarsKam HeskinOrlando SealeLucila SoláJane Austen's classic is transplanted to modern-day Utah. While her college roommates search for love, aspiring writer Elizabeth Bennet focuses on her career but constantly finds herself fighting haughty businessman Will Darcy.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsMartin HendersonAishwarya Rai BachchanNadira BabbarA modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- StarsJemima RooperMorven ChristieAlex KingstonAmanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorBonnie MaeStarsCaleb GrantMaia PeteeChristina LafonPride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth (Maia Petee) and her oldest sister Jane Bennet (Christina LaFon) through trial and error of first impressions, timeless proposals, mistaken opinions and true love. When Jane meets the new eligible bachelor Mr. Bingley (Mark Mook), she falls head over heels until he suddenly leaves town unexpectedly with his friend Mr. Darcy (Caleb Grusing). While Elizabeth consults her sister she finds herself intertwined in the reasons behind Mr. Bingley's departure, a new found friend Mr. Wickham (James Hawthorn), prejudices and possibilities of finding love herself." The first Impressions are not always lasting ones.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- StarsAshley ClementsJulia ChoLaura SpencerA modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the series is told in vlog-style by Lizzie Bennet as she narrates the trials and tribulations of her family life with the help of her best friend and aspiring filmmaker, Charlotte Lu, "practically perfect" older sister, Jane, and easily excitable younger sister, Lydia. As in Pride and Prejudice, Lizzie's mother is all too eager to marry her and her sisters off to rich men, so when wealthy medical student Bing Lee moves into the neighborhood and manages to woo Jane, it changes the entire dynamic of the family. It isn't long before Bing's even more wealthy friend and heir to an entertainment corporation, the mysterious Darcy, makes his way into the Bennet sisters' lives, too.
- StarsMatthew RhysAnna Maxwell MartinMatthew GoodeElizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorBurr SteersStarsLily JamesSam RileyJack HustonFive sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorDavid WinningStarsCindy BusbyRyan PaeveyElizabeth McLaughlinIn this modern day spin on "Pride & Prejudice," Elizabeth Scott (Cindy Busby), is fishing for direction in her life and gets the opportunity to professionally show her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a fancy New York dog show.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorColin TheysStarsJessica LowndesMichael RadyBen EstusA high-flying New York event planner is sent to a quaint small town to organize their Christmas festival.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsLacey ChabertBrendan PennySherry MillerDarcy is a career woman who hasn't found love, but her life turns upside down when she returns home to help her mother plan a charity event.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorMichael KampaStarsLexi GiovagnoliDavid WittsJames NittiA popular American vlogger is cast in a British film production of 'Pride and Prejudice', but struggles with her accent.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- 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.Inspired by 'Pride and Prejudice'
- StarsAnna MasseyAngela PleasenceSylvestra Le TouzelImpoverished Fanny Price is sent to live with her more affluent uncle and aunt. The arrival of new neighbors brings a chance for romance to Fanny and her cousins.
- 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.
- DirectorIain B. MacDonaldStarsJulia JoyceDouglas HodgeMaggie O'NeillThe classic tale by Jane Austen of family scandal, social graces, and the unrequited love between cousins.
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsCarolyn FarinaEdward ClementsChris EigemanA group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.Inspired by 'Mansfield Park'
- DirectorGiles FosterStarsKatharine SchlesingerPeter FirthRobert HardyCatherine Morland is a young woman who enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She is invited to Bath by a family friend, Mrs. Allen, and there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning to her home with her family, Eleanor invites Catherine to come along as her guest and companion. There Catherine's imagination continues to flourish and she begins to suspect a dark secret at Northanger Abbey.
- DirectorJon JonesStarsGeraldine JamesMichael JuddJulia DeardenA young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
- DirectorVictor NunezStarsAshley JuddTodd FieldBentley MitchumA young woman struggles for independence and identity in a small Florida tourist town.Inspired by 'Northanger Abbey'
- StarsMadeline ThatcherDele OpeifaAmanda TaylorThis modern retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey follows Cate Morland, a recent journalism graduate who is obsessed with fan culture, particularly of the short-lived cult series The Mysteries of Udolpho. Her new job at an LA entertainment magazine puts her in contact with many different people in the pop culture sphere, but none more exciting than Henry Tilney, the former star of The Mysteries of Udolpho himself...Inspired by 'Northanger Abbey'
- StarsPaul DanemanDaphne AndersonWilliam MervynEight years earlier, Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young seaman, who, though promising, had poor family connections. When her father rents out the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is thrown into company with Frederick, because his sister is Mrs. Croft. Frederick is now a rich and successful Captain, and a highly eligible bachelor. Whom will he marry? One of Anne's sister's husband's sisters? Or will he and Anne rekindle the old flame?
- StarsAnn FirbankBryan MarshallMarian SpencerAnne Elliot is convinced to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth. When her father rents the family estate to Admiral Croft, Anne is forced to accompany Frederick. Will he and Anne rekindle the old flame?
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsAmanda RootCiarán HindsSusan FleetwoodTheatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.
- DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsSally HawkinsAlice KrigeAnthony HeadAnne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
- DirectorAllison CallowayStarsSkylar PierceDan BrownAnna FlynnA woman faces the return of her past in this modern adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion.
- DirectorBeeban KidronStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantAfter finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she'd ever dreamed of having.Inspired by 'Persuasion'
- 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.Inspired by 'Persuasion'
- DirectorAlex AppelJonathan LiseckiStarsAlicia WittLuluMark 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.Inspired by '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.
- StarsAllison PaigeLenne KlingamanKyle WaltersInspired by 'Sanditon'
- DirectorSteven DorringtonStarsBonnie AdairPete AshmoreAmy BurrowsThe 2 hour film (part of a larger work) takes up the story from where Austen left it, and addresses the issue of what Sir Edward Denham (Pete Ashmore) and Clara Brereton (Lucy-Jane Quinlan) would have done about their clandestine assignation being discovered by Charlotte Heywood (Amy Burrows). Charlotte Heywood, Clara Brereton, and the West Indies heiress Felicity Lambe (Bonnie Adair) then plot together to arrange matters to suit the outcomes they desire.Inspired by 'Sanditon'
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsKate BeckinsaleChloë SevignyXavier SamuelLady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.'Lady Susan' adaptation
- DirectorNicky PattisonStarsAnna ChancellorGillian KearneyJohn StandingA dramatized documentary on the life of Jane Austen.Documentary
- DirectorMichelle LambeauStarsLinda DamitaGuy DarlandFreddie de SibertA documentary that reveals the fate of the beloved Author's tale of passion and treachery that was almost lost forever.Documentary
- DirectorRupert EdwardsStarsCassandra HodgesAndrew DaviesColin FirthA historian and professor Amanda Vickery explores why Jane Austen's books have been popular for nearly 200 years.Documentary
- DirectorRachel JardineStarsLucy WorsleyDebbie CharltonJeanice BrooksHistorian Lucy Worsley visits the places and houses in England. where Jane Austen spent time and which served as inspiration for the settings of her novels.Documentary
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsDavid ReddenMichael WagerRobert PowellTwo teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
- DirectorJeremy LoveringStarsSamuel RoukinOlivia WilliamsGreta ScacchiIn the later years of her life, as she's approaching the age of forty, the novelist Jane Austen helps her niece find a husband.
- DirectorRobin SwicordStarsKathy BakerHugh DancyAmy BrennemanSix Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsAnne HathawayJames McAvoyJulie WaltersA biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
- StarsJemima RooperMorven ChristieAlex KingstonAmanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.
- DirectorJerusha HessStarsKeri RussellJJ FeildJennifer CoolidgeObsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.
- StarsLori KeeElizabeth DevlinNora GustusonJane Austen hosts a 21st century reality competition in which 6 of her heroines vie for a grand prize including cash, a dream vacation, and a soul mate.
- CreatorBrian BroughBrittany WiscombeStarsDanielle C. RyanElise GrovesKristen Marie JensenThe beloved works of Jane Austen collide when Elinor, Marianne, Emma and Lizzie join forces as the best of friends in today's world. As each faces the challenges of life, they lean on each other to conquer career, family, and love.
- DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNeil DudgeonNick HendrixFiona DolmanWhen a young woman slips away from a Jane Austen weekend dressed in period attire and is found stabbed in the woods, Barnaby needs to look back in time to find the killer.
- CreatorMarcos BernsteinStarsNathalia DillThiago LacerdaAgatha MoreiraWith characters freely inspired in the universe of the English writer Jane Austen, the series is a romantic story that takes place in the fictional locality of Vale do Café, in the early twentieth century.
- DirectorFrances O'ConnorStarsEmma MackeyOliver Jackson-CohenFionn Whitehead"Emily" imagines the transformative, exhilarating, and uplifting journey to womanhood of a rebel and a misfit, one of the world's most famous, enigmatic, and provocative writers, who died, too soon, at age 30.
- DirectorDavid WeaverStarsAlison SweeneyBenjamin AyresKendra AndersonLilly, a hopeless romantic and literary enthusiast, is surprised when her wish to talk to her favorite author comes true and Jane Austen herself appears in her life.
- DirectorPeter WellingtonStarsMallory JansenWill KempLillian Doucet-RocheA love of Jane Austen's stories helps two people to overcome their pride and admit to their belief in love.
- DirectorClare NiederpruemStarsEliza BennettNicholas BishopNell BarlowHarriet, who thinks that no real man compares to Mr. Darcy, is transported into Pride and Prejudice and gets an unexpected chance to find out. Starring Eliza Bennett and Nicholas Bishop.