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Becoming Jane

Play trailer Poster for Becoming Jane PG 2007 2h 0m Biography Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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58% Tomatometer 140 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Though Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, the young woman knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.

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Critics Consensus

Although Becoming Jane is a well-crafted period piece, it lacks fresh insight into the life and works of Jane Austen. The film focuses too much on wardrobe and not enough on Austen's achievements.

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Debbie Day Premiere Magazine 11/03/2016
3/4
"The reality of love's disappointments enriches the film's heroine, who never married in real life, and brings a 200-year-old figure into living focus." Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 08/14/2007
Not only is that a huge stretch of the facts, it makes for a dull and overly familiar melodrama. Go to Full Review Richard Schickel TIME Magazine 08/10/2007
Hathaway never makes us think the woman could write anything more complex than a diet book. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 01/31/2022
Director Julian Jarrold ticks all the right boxes - stunning costumes, gorgeous scenery and dishy lead. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 01/31/2021
3/5
An affecting portrait, in a Masterpiece Theatre kind of way, of the early years of one of the world's most beloved authors. Go to Full Review Robert Gottlieb The New York Review of Books 08/23/2018
Its surface is plausible enough, and Hathaway's performance is persuasive enough, for us to indulge in the delusion that we're actually encountering the famously elusive Jane Austen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Elif T @RT09083276 May 13 I do not believe that she did the right thing See more Cate H @RT24724691 06/02/2025 I thought that it was really good, but the ending was SO sad. Though I am a regency romance girl, so It was pretty good. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/28/2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraca, o filme tem cenas fracas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacana, mas quase ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, e os personagens são mais ou menos. See more annette Z @RT27888167 03/23/2025 very old fashionesd and kind of boring See more Pinkie P @RT43200966 09/23/2024 Mostly emotionally sterile See more Eye C @ECinc 03/22/2024 An underrated movie that not too many people know about it, and this is sad, I like it a lot, I think that Anne makes a wonderful job once again. See more Read all reviews
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Julian Jarrold

Director

Anne Hathaway

Jane Austen

James McAvoy

Tom Lefroy

James Cromwell

Mr. Austen

Maggie Smith

Lady Gresham

Julie Walters

Mrs. Austen

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Synopsis Though Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, the young woman knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
Director
Julian Jarrold
Producer
Robert Bernstein, Graham Broadbent, Douglas Rae
Screenwriter
Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
UK Film Council, Scion Films, Blueprint Pictures, HanWay Films, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Rating
PG (Mild Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Biography, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.7M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)