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2007 · Movie · 2h · PG

Becoming Jane

CriticsCritics: 57
AudienceAudience: 7.2

A financially struggling young writer resists her family’s plans for a secure marriage, fearing it would cost her independence and creativity. When she becomes involved with a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer, their romance challenges social expectations and shapes her understanding of love and the heart.

My take

You’ll like this if you enjoy romantic period dramas such as The Young Victoria or The Duchess, but Not for you if you want a historically precise biography or consistently brisk pacing.

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Cast

Anne HathawayJames McAvoyJulie WaltersJames CromwellMaggie SmithJoe AndersonLucy CohuLaurence Fox

Director

Julian Jarrold

If tonight is a Becoming Jane night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.