Sense and Sensibility (1995)

  • PG
  • 12/04/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 16m

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

Overview

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, 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.

Ang Lee

Director

Emma Thompson

Screenplay

Jane Austen

Novel

Cast

Emma Thompson's headshot

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet's headshot

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood
Alan Rickman's headshot

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon
Hugh Grant's headshot

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars
Gemma Jones's headshot

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise's headshot

Greg Wise

John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs's headshot

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings
Imogen Stubbs's headshot

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

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