Sense and Sensibility
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74% Critic Match

Sense and Sensibility

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

7.4 / 10 1995 2h 16mPG English
DramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Elinor Dashwood

Lead
Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Marianne Dashwood

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Colonel Christopher Brandon

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Edward Ferrars

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Mrs. Dashwood

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

John Willoughby

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs. Jennings

Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Lucy Steele

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ang Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Sense and Sensibility is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker