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1996
PG
Miramax
2 h

1996
PG
Miramax
2 h

Emma

Summary Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow), a young woman who imagines herself an authority on matters of the heart, plays matchmaker for her friends, most notably her friend Harriet (Toni Collette), who Emma links up with the Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming), and her governess, (Greta Scacchi), who she introduces to her future husband, Mr. Weston (J...

Directed By: Douglas McGrath

Written By: Jane Austen, Douglas McGrath

1996
PG
Miramax
2 h

1996
PG
Miramax
2 h

Emma

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

66

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 40 User Ratings

8.0

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Summary Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow), a young woman who imagines herself an authority on matters of the heart, plays matchmaker for her friends, most notably her friend Harriet (Toni Collette), who Emma links up with the Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming), and her governess, (Greta Scacchi), who she introduces to her future husband, Mr. Weston (J...

Directed By: Douglas McGrath

Written By: Jane Austen, Douglas McGrath

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

70% Positive
16 Reviews

26% Mixed
6 Reviews

4% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

70% Positive
16 Reviews

26% Mixed
6 Reviews

4% Negative
1 Review

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Paltrow and McGrath’s interpretation of the character and recreation of the mores of the time are spot-on. This is an “Emma” of her era — young, privileged, cosseted and a busybody who sticks her nose in others’ business without noting that her own happiness and chief means of providing happiness to others are being neglected.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

McGrath's script is faithful: fierce when it needs to be and devilishly funny.

By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 40 User Ratings

83% Positive
33 Ratings

13% Mixed
5 Ratings

5% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 40 User Ratings

83% Positive
33 Ratings

13% Mixed
5 Ratings

5% Negative
2 Ratings

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Coming from a novice director, the film is not as impressive as "Sense And Sensibility", but as a light-hearted and energetic comedy of who-loves-who? and small upsets, this works well - and it boasts Paltrow's star-making turn.

By Angie Errigo FULL REVIEW

Christian Science Monitor

Gwyneth Paltrow is enchanting as a self-confident young woman who decides to wile away her time by playing matchmaker for a friend whose romantic life would fare much better without interference.

By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW

The self-deluded, 21-year-old heroine, can be an awful pain, but her meddling misjudgments are redeemed by her wit, grace and budding moral intelligence, and it's Gwyneth Paltrow's triumph that we always keep sight of that potential as she blithely plucks all the wrong heartstrings in town.

By David Ansen FULL REVIEW

The New Republic

[Douglas McGrath's] adaptation of the novel is as complete as two hours would allow. What it lacks texturally is what no adaptation could adequately supply: the gleam of the Austen prose. [19 Aug 1996, Pg.38]

By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Director McGrath retains the novel's highlights, but he slices everything to ribbons.

By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Miramax, Matchmaker Films, Haft Entertainment

Release Date Aug 2, 1996

Duration 2 h

Rating PG

Genres

Tagline Cupid is armed and dangerous!

Website https://www.arabuloku.com/emma-kitap-ozeti.html

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Online Film & Television Association

• 2 Nominations

London Critics Circle Film Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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