Pride and Prejudice (2005)
90%RT Audience Score: 89%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Sure, it’s another adaptation of cinema’s fave Jane Austen novel, but key performances and a modern filmmaking sensibility make this familiar period piece fresh and enjoyable.
Pride & Prejudice is like a Jane Austen novel come to life, but with more attractive people and less stuffy dialogue. Keira Knightley shines as the spunky Elizabeth, while Matthew MacFayden’s brooding Darcy is the perfect match for her. The film manages to be both romantic and funny, with a modern feel that makes it accessible to even those who don’t typically enjoy period pieces. Plus, who doesn’t love a good dance scene? Overall, Pride & Prejudice is a delightful movie that will leave you swooning and wishing you lived in 19th century England (minus the corsets).
Production Company(ies)
Fine Line Features, Capitol Films, Channel Four Films,
Distributor
Focus Features
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-PG
Year of Release
2005
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:2h 8m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2005 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 28, 2006
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Judi Dench, Brenda Blethyn, Rosamund Pike, Talulah Riley, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rupert Friend, Simon Woods, Kelly Reilly, Carey Mulligan, directed by Joe Wright, written by Jane Austen, Lee Hall, Deborah Moggach, produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster, drama, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Robert Denerstein, Angie Errigo, Steven D Greydanus, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Ken Tucker, Sara Michelle Fetters, PG rating, Jane Austen adaptation, English countryside, marriage pressure, upper-class society, chemistry, reserved nature, modern filmmaking sensibility, period piece, beautiful visuals, elegant costumes, enchanting score
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Matthew Macfadyen – Mr. Darcy
Judi Dench – Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Brenda Blethyn – Mrs. Bennet
Rosamund Pike – Jane Bennett
Talulah Riley – Mary Bennet
Director(s)
Joe Wright
Writer(s)
Jane Austen, Lee Hall, Deborah Moggach
Producer(s)
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (180) | Top Critics (51) | Fresh (156) | Rotten (24)
The big-screen version of Pride & Prejudice doesn’t disappoint and may even reach a few young people who normally might not be attracted to a period piece.
July 27, 2021 | Rating: B
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
TOP CRITIC
oe Wright should be applauded for delivering a vividly realised Austen adap — one which confirms Knightley has graduated from the Jackie Bisset of the ’00s to this decade’s Julie Christie.
November 15, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Breathes new life into characters and conversations never before quite wholly free from the printed page.
April 12, 2006 | Rating: A-
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
It’s a fitfully engaging romance, it’s just not Pride and Prejudice.
December 17, 2005 | Rating: 1/4
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Keira’s cat-smile suggests such supernal all-knowingness that, with Austen’s adapted dialogue (via Deborah Moggach) tripping off her tongue, she comes off as an eighteenth-century Maureen Dowd.
December 9, 2005
Ken Tucker
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Director Wright and screenwriter Moggach have streamlined the author’s prose splendidly, and combined with spirited and emotional performances by the entire cast this first Pride & Prejudice of the new millenium is a three-hankie masterpiece.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Knightley makes for a spunky Lizzie but it’s MacFayden’s natural glumness that actually makes him quite the perfect Darcy.
November 17, 2020
Casey Cipriani
Bustle
Joe Wright successfully avoids the stuffy feel of those British period pieces. [Full Review in Spanish]
November 20, 2019
Javier Ocaña
El Pais (Spain)
Joe Wright reformulates the period piece into a delightful modern take. [Full Review in Spanish]
November 20, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Virginia Montes
Sensacine
Although it might leave one wanting in regards to the complicated feelings of love, Joe Wright’s film is worth the look. [Full Review in Spanish]
November 20, 2019
Alberto Abuín
Espinof
Wright adapts the story to the rhythm of a dance, makes the dialogue not seem look like ancient prose and illuminates not with technical artifice, but with the beauty and freshness of Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth. [Full Review in Spanish]
November 20, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Fausto Fernandez
Fotogramas
A sumptuous, condensed and very well-interpreted version of the English classic. [Full Review in Spanish]
November 20, 2019
Fernando Lopez
La Nación (Argentina)…
Plot
In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Elizabeth Bennet faces pressure from her parents to marry, but when she meets the handsome and reserved Mr. Darcy, sparks fly and their fledgling relationship is threatened by his reserved nature.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Keira Knightley’s performance as Elizabeth Bennet was praised as “amazing” by an audience reviewer on Fresh Kernels.
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