--- description: From Clueless to Sense and Sensibility, Emma to Mansfield Park, these movies find source material or simply just inspiration in the works of Jane Austen. title: The Best Movies Inspired by Jane Austen image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1424e80cf4172638/698a33c44ee2624f7e31a661/jane-austen-adaptations.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 14 Best Jane Austen-Inspired Films to Watch After Netflix's _Persuasion_ by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Jul 15, 2022 8:42 PM CUT  Clueless (1995); Sense and Sensibility (1995); Fire Island (2022); Bride & Prejudice (2004) Clueless (1995); Sense and Sensibility (1995); Fire Island (2022); Bride & Prejudice (2004)Alamy (2); Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios; Miramax/Everett Collection by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Jul 15, 2022 8:42 PM CUT Those looking for a Jane Austen fix after watching Netflix’s adaptation of her final novel, _Persuasion,_ starring [Dakota Johnson](https://time.com/5802450/dakota-johnson-house-tour/ "undefined"), are in luck. There are more than a few good and even great film adaptations of Austen’s books available to stream now. From tried-and-true adaptations to more modern takes on the iconic English author’s classic work, there is a film out there for every Austen fan. (Even those who can’t fathom any movie living up to the book it’s based on—[we know you’re out there, too](https://time.com/6195737/persuasion-netflix-jane-austen-adaptation/ "undefined")). This must-watch list includes a Bollywood version of _Pride and Prejudice,_ a prep school sendup of _Mansfield Park,_ and a lovingly hilarious homage to Austen’s entire literary canon. Gwyneth Paltrow, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Alicia Silverstone all put their own spin on [_Emma_’s titular blonde heroine](https://time.com/4130612/jane-austen-emma-200th-anniversary/ "undefined") in three very different versions of the 1815 comedy of manners. For the hopeless romantics, there are also several Mr. Darcys with whom to go from enemies to lovers. Unfortunately, [Colin Firth’s take on the character](https://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/10/colin-firths-wet-mr-darcy-finally-immortalized/ "undefined") in the 1995 British miniseries [_Pride and Prejudice_](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1649788,00.html "undefined") didn’t make the cut, but only because this list is focused on the full-length features inspired by Austen. Don’t worry, there are more than enough prideful men and spirited female protagonists on this list to make the heart flutter. Below are the 14 movies that will make you [fall in love with Jane Austen](https://time.com/5836347/jane-austen-social-distance-books/ "undefined") all over again. ## **_Sense and Sensibility_** **(1995)** [Emma Thompson](https://time.com/5601976/emma-thompson-interview/ "undefined") and Kate Winslet star in director [Ang Lee](https://time.com/5696958/director-ang-lee-gemini-man/ "undefined")’s sublime retelling (written by Thompson, who won an Oscar for her adaptation) of Austen’s first novel. The book tells the story of two sisters, on the brink of bankruptcy, who are forced to find financial prosperity through marriage. Prepare to fall in love with the late Alan Rickman’s stately Colonel Brandon. [_Streaming on HBO Max_](https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYk4rxAuwRqaxwgEAAAAW?source=googleHBOMAX&action=play "undefined") ## **_Fire Island_** **(2022)** [Joel Kim Booster](https://time.com/6189174/joel-kim-booster-interview/ "undefined") stars in this queer adaptation of _Pride and Prejudice_ as Noah, a real Elizabeth Bennet-type, who, during his yearly trip to the titular Long Island summer hotspot, swears off men in hopes of helping his bestie Howie (Bowen Yang) get laid. That is until he meets the wealthy Will (Conrad Ricamora), who goes from being a thorn in his side to his underwear party dance partner in one of the sexiest scenes to ever be streamed. [_Stream on Hulu_](https://www.hulu.com/movie/fire-island-c2abb64a-bf06-48fa-8465-c0958e2b8ecd "undefined") ## **_Emma._** **(2020)** Director [Autumn de Wilde](https://time.com/5788093/emma-movie-review/ "undefined") offers a stylish and snooty take on the titular matchmaker (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) that [modernizes the romance](https://time.com/5788138/emma-movie-vs-book/ "undefined") at the center of Austen’s story. In this retelling, Mr. Knightley (a swoonworthy Johnny Flynn) is no longer 16 years Emma’s senior, but a peer who encourages her to be a little less [Regina George](https://time.com/4956469/mean-girls-cast-then-and-now/ "undefined") and a little more Cher Horowitz. [_Streaming on Amazon Prime Video/Freevee_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.68b81ae6-cd3b-ceb7-31ab-b4cc55091dd5?autoplay=0&ref%5F=atv%5Fcf%5Fstrg%5Fwb "undefined") ## **_Love & Friendship_** **(2016)** The Whit Stillman-directed period comedy, based on Austen’s posthumous 1871 epistolary novel, _Lady Susan,_ stars [Kate Beckinsale](https://time.com/4326828/kate-beckinsale-love-and-friendship/ "undefined") as a flirtatious widow looking to marry off her only daughter and find a rich husband for herself. All while continuing an affair with her married lover. What could go wrong? [_Stream on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.40ab3871-6428-2e37-d036-101f970b835d "undefined") ## **_Austenland_** **(2013)** Austen aficionado Jane Hayes (Keri Russell) books a vacation of a lifetime to the world’s only immersive Austen experience—think: _Westworld_ for [_Bridgerton_](https://time.com/5922654/bridgerton-review-netflix-shonda-rhimes/ "undefined") lovers—to [find her own Mr. Darcy](https://entertainment.time.com/2013/01/28/qa-as-pride-and-prejudice-turns-200-austenland-emerges-as-a-sundance-hit/ "undefined"). Unfortunately, the package she paid for only allows her to hang out in the servants’ wing, which makes it a little tougher to become the Elizabeth Bennet of her dreams. It won’t stop her from trying, though. [_Rent on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.02a9f762-1044-ef5c-f6ac-715944fdb48d "undefined") ## **_Clueless_** **(1995)** Cool girl [Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone)](https://time.com/3944547/clueless-20th-anniversary/ "undefined") plays matchmaker to varying degrees of success in Amy Heckerling’s delightful ‘90s teen movie version of _Emma_ which, for more than a quarter century now, has had viewers falling [majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ufGLwOPv5M "undefined")with [Paul Rudd](https://time.com/4481070/clueless-paul-rudd-amy-heckerling-interview/ "undefined"). [_Stream on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.d2a9f70d-895b-6f9a-9930-e874bf193355?autoplay=0&ref%5F=atv%5Fcf%5Fstrg%5Fwb "undefined") _or_ [_Paramount+_](https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/video/LNvLQIBYxRqC8X4k%5FhYnHgcT2ePHR0pe/ "undefined") ## **_Mansfield Park_** **(1999)** In this rom-dram inspired by Austen’s favorite of her own novels, the vivacious Fanny Brice (Frances O’Connor) is sent to live with her wealthy cousins in hopes that she’ll learn how to become a proper society wife. She quickly realizes that being wealthy and privileged isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, which, funnily enough, makes her the object of every man’s affection. [_Rent on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/Mansfield-Park-Frances-OConnor/dp/B006WMILQU "undefined") ## **_Bridget Jones’s Diary_** **(2001)** [Renée Zellweger](https://time.com/6147549/best-early-2000s-romantic-comedies/ "undefined") plays the movie’s namesake British singleton who finds herself stuck in a _Pride and Prejudice-_esque love triangle with her overconfident boss Daniel Cleaver ([Hugh Grant](https://time.com/5101596/hugh-grant-love-actually-dance/ "undefined")) and the prideful lawyer Mark Darcy ([Colin Firth](https://time.com/66281/colin-firth-10-questions/ "undefined")). While elements of this film haven’t aged especially well—fat-shaming, sexual harassment, workplace power imbalances, to name a few—Bridget and Mark’s will-they-won’t-they still hasn’t gotten old. [_Stream on HBO Max_ ](https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYQTzHgM3%5F4yhwgEAAAAD "undefined") ## **_Northanger Abbey_** **(2007)** In this surreal adaptation of Austen’s slightly satirical gothic novel of the same name, Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) can’t seem to distinguish her real-life romances from the supernatural love stories she adores. No surprise, this doesn’t make dating easy. [_Rent on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.96acc539-2d26-cfb7-0616-86470efc0ba1 "undefined") ## **_Bride & Prejudice_** **(2004)** [_Bend It Like Beckham_](https://entertainment.time.com/2010/07/06/top-10-soccer-movies/slide/bend-it-like-beckham-2002/ "undefined") director Gurinder Chadha’s Bollywood spin on _Pride and Prejudice_ stars Aishwarya Rai as Lalita, an unmarried woman, much to her mother’s chagrin, who finds herself butting heads with a wealthy American named Mr. Darcy (Martin Henderson) over love, marriage, and India’s economic future. [_Stream on Starz_](https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/bride-prejudice-49631 "undefined") ## **_Persuasion_** **(2007)** This earlier adaptation of Austen’s final novel features Sally Hakins as Anne Elliott, who’s given a second chance at love eight years after she was persuaded by her family to turn down a marriage proposal from the penniless Captain Frederick Wentworth (Rupert Penry-Jones). Too bad the now wealthy war hero holds a grudge against her for breaking his heart all those years ago. [_Stream on BritBox_](https://www.britbox.com/us/movie/Persuasion%5Fp08l3kbh "undefined") ## **_Metropolitan_** **(1990)** The preppies of New York City’s Upper East Side fill in for the wealthiest of English society in Whit Stillman’s cheeky indie rom-com [homage to Austen’s 1814 novel _Mansfield Park_](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/whit-stillman-pays-a-visit-to-jane-austen "undefined"), which lovingly lambasts the debutante class—often by poking fun at Austen herself. [_Stream on HBO Max_](https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXmLgAwwcX54%5FwwEAACom:type:feature "undefined") ## **_Emma_** **(1996)** In Douglas McGrath’s faithful interpretation of Austen’s 1815 novel, Gwyneth Paltrow plays Emma as a know-it-all who only learns how naive she really is about matters of the heart after getting hers broken. Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Alan Cumming also star in the period rom-com. [_Stream on HBO Max_](https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXiocuApMjB3DwgEAAAGs "undefined") ## **_Pride and Prejudice_** **(2005)** With all due respect to Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen became the definitive Mr. Darcy the moment he took that long early morning stroll through the English meadow to profess his love for [Keira Knightley](https://time.com/5426115/why-keira-knightley-bans-daughter-from-princess-movies/ "undefined")’s Elizabeth Bennet. The future _Succession_ star [bewitched audiences, body and soul](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uOYRNwjYw4 "undefined") in Joe Wright’s beautiful adaptation of Austen’s greatest love story, and cinema hasn’t been the same since. [_Rent on Amazon Prime Video_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.44a9f72e-7a3a-41c3-0a9b-75522df7a68f "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6197835/best-jane-austen-movies-adaptations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6197835/best-jane-austen-movies-adaptations/"},"headline":"The 14 Best Jane Austen-Inspired Films to Watch After Netflix's Persuasion","datePublished":"2022-07-15T20:42:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T14:30:32.368Z","description":"From Clueless to Sense and Sensibility, Emma to Mansfield Park","url":"https://time.com/6197835/best-jane-austen-movies-adaptations/","keywords":["movies","freelance","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1424e80cf4172638/698a33c44ee2624f7e31a661/jane-austen-adaptations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1424e80cf4172638/698a33c44ee2624f7e31a661/jane-austen-adaptations.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"jane-austen-adaptations","caption":"Stills from Clueless, Sense and Sensibility, Fire Island, and Bride and Prejudice","creditText":"Alamy (2); Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios; Miramax/Everett Collection","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6197835/best-jane-austen-movies-adaptations/","name":"The 14 Best Jane Austen-Inspired Films to Watch After Netflix's Persuasion"}}]}] ```