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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

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

  • May 17, 2002
  • 1h 37m
  • PG
TMDB user score 6.8/10 522 votes on TMDB
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Story

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.

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Cast

  • 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
  • Bernadette Iglich Dancer
  • Elaine Tyler-Hall Dancer

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