Handsome, clever, and rich.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Myra McFadyen, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan |
| Director |
Autumn de Wilde |
| Screenplay | Eleanor Catton, from the novel by Jane Austen |
| Music | David Schweitzer, Isobel Waller-Bridge |
| Cinematography | Christopher Blauvelt |
| Editing | Nick Emerson |
| Soundtrack | Listen to samples or get it right now on Amazon Affiliate link |
| Made in | 2020 |
| Produced by | Working Title Films, Blueprint Pictures, Perfect World Pictures |
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| Genre | Comedy, drama |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | Low Impact, Infrequent (Non-sexual context). |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | Low Impact, failry frequent (Carries suitable messages against prejudice, justified by context). |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None (sic) |
| Comments | The material contains complex but light-hearted themes that are presented in a comedy drama, exploring issues of family relationships, romance, love, match-making, competition, and jealousy, friendships, being in denial, a royal family, and companionship. The themes carry a low sense of threat and menace caused by a Mr. Elton who becomes a little aggressive when he gets rejected by Emma. They, however, do not carry the potential to cause any psychological harm to the younger viewers. The themes are overall light-hearted with comedic tones. The predominant theme of love is presented in a positive light and the overall message is that love conquers anything. The themes are treated in a way that would be within the tolerance levels of viewers 10 years and older as they would have a better understanding of some of the themes and parental guidance would also assist them in recognising the context and providing re-assurance. However, viewers younger than 10 may find the material a little bit disturbing and upsetting as there is a scene of substance abuse which doesn’t carry a clear anti-substance abuse message, when the one character Mr. Elton gets rejected by Emma, he gets a little bit aggressive, while under the influence of alcohol, as Emma states “Mr. Elton you are drunk”. Younger viewers may have a hard time in making sense of such a scene more especially because it is not followed by strong anti-substance abuse messages. Therefore, viewers 10 and older would have the ability to comprehend such themes and parental guidance would assist and warn them against such behaviours. |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for brief partial nudity |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
| U: Universal (Suitable for all) | Brief natural nudity |
| Runtime | 125 |
| British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 12 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Metacritic.com 46 critics | 14 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 186 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer  Other adaptations may do a better job of consistently capturing the spirit of the classic source material, but Jane Austen fans should still find a solid match in this Emma. | 17 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Delightful Austen adaptation has a couple of cheeky scenes. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy If you’re looking for nothing more than an entertaining period costume dramedy, you’ll probably find EMMA. to your liking. I did. | 13 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 31 users | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1621 users | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 15 | |
| IMDB 4550 Netizens | 14 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 15 | |
Average .. 72% | 14 | |