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Sense and Sensibility (1995)

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All Time

of 190,171

382

1990's

of 24,698

42

1995

of 4,818

6
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,563
  
  60
  
  Comedy of 1995
  
  of 254
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  3
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,017
  
  220
  
  Drama of 1995
  
  of 408
  
  5
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  29
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,890
  
  52
  
  Romance of 1995
  
  of 76
  
  2
  
  Romance of the 1990's
  
  of 895
  
  7

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Sense and Sensibility (1995) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1770

Avg Critic Score:3.0940

Sense and Sensibility (1995) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

A wonderful motion picture, even given the weaknesses of the source material. ...read the complete Sense and Sensibility movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

It's a curious thing that the best 1995 adaptation of a Jane Austen book happens to be of her worst novel. ...read the complete Sense and Sensibility movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Finally, a film to make Jane Austen proud. ...read the complete Sense and Sensibility movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

A little funny, a bit sad, an all-around entertaining, it's quite easy to see why director Ang Lee and screenwriter/star Emma Thompson's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel earned such a loyal following, especially among critics and Academy members. ...read the complete Sense and Sensibility movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

An enjoyable film, and yet it left me somehow unsatisfied...there is too much contrivance in the way [Austen] dispatches her men to London when she is done with them. ...read the complete Sense and Sensibility movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Netflix (James Rocchi)

Sense and Sensibility is a triumph, and a film to be treasured....read the complete Sense and Sensibility (1995) review at Netflix (James Rocchi)

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Entertainment Weekly (Ty Burr)

Ang Lee's film of the Jane Austen novel slavishly follows the gospel according to Merchant Ivory, swooning over characters declaiming modestly while surrounded by topiary....read the complete Sense and Sensibility (1995) review at Entertainment Weekly (Ty Burr)

See all (5) "Good" Reviews

Xi-online

Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) does a creditable job with Emma Thompson's adroit adaptation of Jane Austen's first and probably weakest novel, thereby giving some credence to the idea that the best movies tend to grow out of second-rate literary properties....read the complete Sense and Sensibility (1995) review at Xi-online

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