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Emma (1996)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:34

Rotten:7

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel focuses on Emma, a meddling but well-meaning 21-year-old, who LOVES to play matchmaker. She's currently obsessed with finding the perfect man for her friend... This adaptation of the Jane Austen novel focuses on Emma, a meddling but well-meaning 21-year-old, who LOVES to play matchmaker. She's currently obsessed with finding the perfect man for her friend Harriet. But what appears to be a simple task becomes a nightmare, as Emma's machinations set off a chain reaction of misunderstandings between a number of people. Things only worsen when Emma attempts to set things straight. Emma may -- or may not -- succeed in finding a mate for her pal. But what's more important is that Emma will learn a few things about herself in the process. [More]

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson, Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law, James Cosmo, Denys Hawthorne, Kathleen Byron, Edward Woodall, Brett Miley, Brian Capron, Karen Westwood, Paul Williamson, Rebecca Craig, Angela Down, John Franklyn Robbins, Ruth Jones

Director: Douglas McGrath

Director: Douglas McGrath
Story: Jane Austen
Screenwriter: Douglas McGrath
Composer: Rachel Portman
Producer: Patrick Cassavetti, Steven M. Haft

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Jan 5, 1999

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  • Emma
  • This delightfully fun and lighthearted comedy is based on the story that inspired the hit movie CLUELESS! Dazzling Gwyneth Paltrow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) shines as EMMA, a mischievous young beauty who sets up her single friends. Funny thing is ... she's not very good at it! So when Emma tries to find a man for Harriet (Toni Collette -- THE SIXTH SENSE, ABOUT A BOY), she makes a hilariously tangled mess of everyone's lives. You'll enjoy all the comic confusion ... until Emma herself falls in love, finally freeing everyone from her outrageously misguided attempts at matchmaking.
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    ...as refreshing as strawberries and Devonshire cream...

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    Slightly fun, but really boring.

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    03/15/03
    Alex Sandell
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    Despite my lack of Austen education, I found the film to be thoroughly engaging and surprisingly touching, so I can only imagine how pleased a true Austen-ite may be with Emma.

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    Alison Macor
    Alison Macor
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    It is necessary to report that Paltrow is the biggest drawback of Douglas McGrath's Jane Austen adaptation Emma.

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    01/01/00
    Barbara Shulgasser
    Barbara Shulgasser
    San Francisco Examiner

    Douglas McGrath's new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma has certainly captured its elegantly comic possibilities. nd much of the credit must go to McGrath's casting of the eminently luminous Gwyneth Paltrow as the title character.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chris Hicks
    Chris Hicks
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    Emma has all the misplaced seriousness of a documentary on genital warts.

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    Christopher Null
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    Chuck O'Leary
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    The Jane Austen Machine keeps on chugging.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
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    Cynthia Fuchs
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    10/22/03
    Dragan Antulov
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    Emanuel Levy
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    Vivid cautionary tale for well-intentioned do-gooders.

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    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    01/01/00
    James Berardinelli
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    Emma is delightful, a breezy romance comedy of complication and confusion, with Gwynneth Paltrow a winning delight as the titular Ms. Woodhouse, meddling in the romantic lives of her friends and associates.

    Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
    11/07/02
    James Rocchi
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    Gwyneth Paltrow makes a resplendent Emma, gliding through the film with an elegance and patrician wit that bring the young Katharine Hepburn to mind.

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    05/20/03
    Janet Maslin
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