Sense and Sensibility

"Lose your heart and come to your senses."

1995 2h 16m EN

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7.4

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97%

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METACRITIC

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7.7

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★7.4TMDB · 1,903🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●84Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 136,450

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Synopsis

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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.

“Lose your heart and come to your senses.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ang Lee
Writers: Emma Thompson, Christina Moore
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ang Lee, shot by Michael Coulter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tim Squyres shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Lose your heart and come to your senses.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ang Lee directs. Michael Coulter behind the camera. Patrick Doyle scores. Tim Squyres cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 8.4× over at the box office.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ang Lee, shot by Michael Coulter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tim Squyres shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Lose your heart and come to your senses.".
8IMDB entry: tt0114388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 27 themes, including "secret love", "london, england", "countryside", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Original score: Patrick Doyle
Editing: Tim Squyres
Production design: Luciana Arrighi
Costume design: Jenny Beavan
Makeup / hair: Miri Ben-Schlomo
VFX supervisor: Randall Balsmeyer
Sound: Reilly Steele
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $134,582,776
Return: 841% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 84/100
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 136,450 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 50 nominations total

Golden Bear
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
National Board of Review Award for Best Film

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CinemaSerf2025-02-08
★ 7/10
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) reckons they can be left to get by with just their annuity of £500. With daughters “Elinor” (Emma Thompson); “Marianne” (Kate Winslet) and “Margaret” (Emilie François) to keep, that’s going to be quite a task. Luckily, widower distant cousin “Sir John” (Robert Hardy) and his lively mother-in-law (Elizabeth Spriggs) invite them to lodge in a well-appointed cottage on their estate. That’s where the family settle and each of the girls gradually becomes embroiled in romance. For “Elinor” it’s the dashing but shy “Ferrars” (Hugh Grant) who takes her fancy. Talking of dashing, there’s also the charming “Col. Brandon” (Alan Rickman) who is keen on young “Marianne” - but her attentions are divided between him and the handsome doctor “Willoughby” (Greg Wise). Meantime, whilst all this courting and counter-courting is going on, the young “Margaret” is totally besotted on “Ferrars” too! I usually found Jane Austen stories tended to follow a fairly predictable pattern, but the potpourri of characters here are aided by some really quite witty dialogue and some glorious scenery and build together engagingly. There’s an amiable degree of charm, haplessness and political incorrectness on display too as the writer takes quite a swipe at the ridiculousness of so many aspects of life for and amidst the landed gentry and it’s middle class associates. The headline roles all deliver well enough, but it’s maybe the engaging dynamic between Hardy and Spriggs that raises most smiles for me. The costumiers and designers have crafted a classy looking production and the screen adaptation does wonders for a time when the mantra was definitely more “why use one word when you can use ten”.

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