The best Jane Austen adaptations
The top 3 according to 288 votes from people: Pride and Prejudice (1995) · Sense and Sensibility (1995) · Pride & Prejudice (2005). (Updated Nov 23, 2022.)
From the BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice and Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility to Clueless and Love & Friendship: the Austen adaptations championed by Penguin's writers and ranked by BTSB.
Top 10
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
BBC: Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth's Mr Darcy across six hours.
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2
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Ang Lee, with Emma Thompson's Oscar-winning screenplay.
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3
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Joe Wright: Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in the misty dawn.
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4
Persuasion (1995)
Roger Michell: Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, second chances.
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5
Emma. (2020)
Autumn de Wilde: Anya Taylor-Joy as the meddling matchmaker.
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6
Northanger Abbey (2007)
A gothic-novel-loving heroine and excellent casting.
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7
Love & Friendship (2016)
Whit Stillman: Kate Beckinsale as the scheming Lady Susan.
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8
Emma (2009)
BBC miniseries with Romola Garai, for true romantics.
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9
Sanditon (2019)
Andrew Davies completes Austen's unfinished last novel.
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10
Mansfield Park (1999)
Patricia Rozema's darker take with a reimagined Fanny Price.
Candidates
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11
Clueless (1995)
Amy Heckerling moves Emma to a Beverly Hills high school.
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12
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Gurinder Chadha turns Pride and Prejudice into Bollywood.
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Comments (3)
Clueless counts and I will not be taking questions
The 1995 Pride and Prejudice is untouchable. That lake scene!
Persuasion 1995 deserves more love, Amanda Root is perfect as Anne