Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Directed by Ang Lee · 136 min · Drama, Romance
84.5 TOPICAL score · #230 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Sense and Sensibility (1995, directed by Ang Lee) has a TOPICAL score of 84.5 - ranked 230 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 10 nominations, including the Golden Bear. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,906 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,906 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Golden Bear; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read118,584 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Emma Thompson (actor #78), Kate Winslet (actor #32), Alan Rickman (actor #126), Hugh Grant (actor #171)
“Sense and Sensibility received widespread critical acclaim, and was included on more than a hundred top-ten-of-the-year lists.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10