Jane Eyre
Seen it?2011 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved We Live in Time or The Bridges of Madison County, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: a parent's death or loss and peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$41 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 198K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Mia WasikowskaJane Eyre
- Michael FassbenderEdward Rochester
- Jamie BellSt. John
- Sally HawkinsMrs. Reed
- Simon McBurneyMr. Brocklehurst
- Valentina CerviBertha Mason
- Judi DenchMrs. Fairfax
- Su ElliotHannah
- Holliday GraingerDiana Rivers
- Tamzin MerchantMary Rivers