Film

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002 · 1h 37m · Comedy · Drama · History

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

Metacritic

60

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Rupert Everett

Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

Lane

Patrick Godfrey

Merriman

Charles Kay

Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan

Dowager

Cyril Shaps

Pew Opener

Finty Williams

Young Lady Bracknell

Guy Bensley

Young Lord Bracknell

Kiera Chaplin

Girl in Gambling Club

Suzy Boyle

Dancer

• Oliver ParkerDirector · Screenplay
• Barnaby ThompsonProducer
• Uri FruchtmannExecutive Producer
• Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
• Charlie MoleOriginal Music Composer
• Guy BensleyEditor
• Celestia FoxCasting

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) - Trailer

Release date

May 17, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$17,300,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

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