The Importance of Being Earnest
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
May 17, 2002
97 min
PG
✓ Released 8932 days ago
Comedy
Drama
History
Romance
6.8
User Score
521 votes
About
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Oliver Parker
Runtime: 97 min
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $17,300,000
Top Cast
Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax
Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox
Lane
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