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Sense and Sensibility

United States of America

PG
1995-12-13(US)
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Drama,
Romance
▪ 2h-16m

74^%

User
Score

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Overview

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.

Sydney PollackExecutive Producer
Ang LeeDirector
Emma ThompsonScreenplay
Jane AustenNovel
Lindsay DoranProducer
Ian WhittakerSet Decoration

Top Billed Cast

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise

John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

Harriet Walter

Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

Full Cast & Crew

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A review by CinemaSerf

7.0

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-02-08

The briefest of cameos from Tim Wilkinson informs us that due to inheritance rules, the second “Mrs. Dashwood” (Gemma Jones) and her daughters are going to be at the mercy of his son upon his demise. That fellow (James Fleet) is actually quite a kindly soul, but his rather more mercenary wife “Fanny” (Harriet Walter) r...

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