Jane Eyre
1996 · Movie · PG · 113 min · ★ 6.9 · 69% critics
After a harsh upbringing, a young woman takes work as a governess at a remote country estate. She forms a complicated bond with the guarded master of the house, and their growing feelings are tested by social barriers, unsettling hints around the manor, and a secret that threatens her hard-won sense of belonging.
Based on Jane Eyre
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (244 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, emotionally driven period romance with a more subdued tone and strong performances; Not for you if you need high drama, intense passion, or a fully detailed adaptation like Persuasion (1995).
Pros: strong central romance; rich period atmosphere; memorable lead pairing | Cons: rushed final stretch; uneven chemistry for some; missing gothic edge
Themes
- based on novel or book
- aunt
- gentleman
- 19th century
Cast & crew
William Hurt
as Rochester
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as Jane Eyre
Joan Plowright
as Mrs. Fairfax
Anna Paquin
as Young Jane Eyre
Geraldine Chaplin
as Miss Scatcherd
Billie Whitelaw
as Grace Poole
Maria Schneider
as Bertha
Elle Macpherson
as Blanche Ingram
- NK
Nic Knight
as John Reed
- NH
Nicola Howard
as Eliza Reed
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli