Pride & Prejudice
Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.
2005 • 128 min • Drama · Romance
Synopsis
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
- 81 Audience · 8858 · 35%
Set in Georgian England, this romantic drama follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates societal pressures to marry, while grappling with pride, prejudice, and the enigmatic Mr. Darcy. Her family's security hinges on her and her sisters making advantageous matches.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Disappointment and heartbreak
- Social pressures to marry
- Brief discussions of inheritance law
What it models well
- Importance of character over wealth
- Standing up for oneself
- Love and family bonds
- Overcoming misunderstandings
Talk about it after
- Societal expectations for women in the past
- The role of first impressions
- The definition of true love
- How prejudice can cloud judgment
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Top billed cast
Director: Joe Wright • Crew: Deborah Moggach
Trailers & clips
Press Conference (2005) | TIFF REWIND
More Than A Rumor
20th Anniversary Release Official Trailer
Keira Knightley Meets Mr. Darcy - Extended Preview
Elizabeth Rejects Mr. Darcy in the Rain
Mr. Darcy Catches Elizabeth in His Home
Official Trailer
Pemberley Sculpture Gallery
Reviewer notes
RecommendedYou can't help but feel sorry for poor old "Mr. Bennet" (Donald Sutherland) in this drama. He is married to a domineering wife (Brenda Blethyn) and has five, yes - five daughters! They are upper-middle class, gentile and well-to-do but have a problem. The laws of inheritance insist that upon his death, their home shall pass to a distance cousin so it's important that the girls make as best a way in life for themse...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSeen this one a couple of times and with my internet being out and wanting to revisit, decided to give it another watch. Still highly enjoyable and engaging romantic-drama with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen giving fine performances. **3.75/5**
Recommended**Overall, it's a good adaptation, even if it's not free of mistakes and problems.** I believe that “Pride and Prejudice” is one of the most transported English novels to film and television. I've seen more than one adaptation, and each one has its merits and problems (however, it's generally agreed that the 1995 miniseries is the most perfect and canonical). This film is not as good as I would like it to be, i...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWhen I watched this version of the Austen classic prior to packing the DVD away for a move, I assumed ahead of time it would stay nestled behind the Colin Firth version as my second favorite adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Now, however, pending my watching the other version again, this might indeed be my new favorite. Not due to any major differences in acting ability or in the writing, but rather for the way i...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersGood adaptation and performances from Knightley and MacFayden.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.1/10 (8,858)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $28,000,000
- Box office
- $124,604,345
- IMDb
- tt0414387
