Jane Eyre
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · 81% critics
After a harsh childhood, a young woman starts a new life as a governess in a grand, gloomy house. There she grows close to its guarded master, but the promise of happiness is shadowed by secrets and emotional uncertainty.
Based on Jane Eyre
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-03-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,564 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy brooding period romance like Pride & Prejudice or Persuasion, with restrained emotion and gothic mood; Not for you if you need brisk pacing or fuller book detail.
Pros: rich atmosphere; strong performances; gothic romance | Cons: rushed relationship; confusing timeline; restrained emotions
Themes
- friendship
- prayer
- smoking
- painting
- man woman relationship
- love
- rural area
- snow
- memory
- orphan
- cruelty
- free will
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mia Wasikowska
as Jane Eyre
Michael Fassbender
as Edward Rochester
Jamie Bell
as St. John
Sally Hawkins
as Mrs. Reed
Simon McBurney
as Mr. Brocklehurst
Valentina Cervi
as Bertha Mason
Judi Dench
as Mrs. Fairfax
- SE
Su Elliot
as Hannah
Holliday Grainger
as Diana Rivers
Tamzin Merchant
as Mary Rivers
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga