Becoming Jane
2007 · Movie · PG · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · 57% critics
Young Jane Austen’s family expects her to secure stability through a marriage match, but she worries it would stifle her sense of self and her creative drive. Seeking something more meaningful, she forms a connection with a charming, penniless lawyer apprentice who helps her tap into the feelings she’ll later channel as a novelist.
Also known as Jane
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-03-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,265 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this romantic, period drama if you want a love-and-independence story with heartfelt leads and Austen-inspired themes; Not for you if you prefer strictly factual biopics or want a faster, consistently engaging pace, like The Young Victoria or Pride & Prejudice.
Pros: Period romance atmosphere; Strong lead performances; Elegant costumes | Cons: Script can drag; Character relations unclear; Some historical quibbles
Themes
- future
- new love
- judge
- england
- empowerment
- country life
- letter
- lovers
- biography
- sister
- author
- ireland
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Anne Hathaway
as Jane Austen
James McAvoy
as Tom Lefroy
Julie Walters
as Mrs. Austen
James Cromwell
as Mr. Austen
Maggie Smith
as Lady Gresham
Joe Anderson
as Henry Austen
Lucy Cohu
as Eliza de Feuillide
Laurence Fox
as Mr. Wisley
Ian Richardson
as Richter Langlois
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Cassandra Austen
Directed by Julian Jarrold