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GenreDrama & Romance
RatedPG
Runtime2 hr 11 mins
ReleasedOctober 16, 2026
StreamingIn theaters now
DirectorGeorgia Oakley
StarringDaisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe
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Sense and Sensibility (2026)
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| Sense and Sensibility's Details | |
| Genre | Drama & Romance |
| Rated | PG |
| Released | 09/15/2026 (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square); 09/25/2026 (United Kingdom); 10/16/2026 (United States) |
| Streaming | In theaters now. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 11 mins |
| Budget | $25M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Sense and Sensibility's Interests | |
| General | Letters, long walks, inheritance law. |
| Music | Piano in the parlor. |
| Movies | Sense and Sensibility (1995), Pride & Prejudice (2005). |
| Television | Bridgerton, the guilty version. |
| Heroes | Elinor. Holding it together for everybody. |
| Sense and Sensibility's Crew | |
| Director | Georgia Oakley |
| Writers | Diana Reid |
| Producers | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, Jo Wallett |
| Cinematography | Arnaud Potier |
| Music | Roger Goula |
| Edited By | Izabella Curry |
| Production | Working Title Films, November Pictures, Kiddo Films |
| Distributed By | Focus Features (United States), Universal Pictures (International) |
Jane Austen wrote Edward Ferrars as one of the most passive love interests in English literature, and no remake has managed to fix him. That problem comes baked in. Everything around him is the reason to go. Georgia Oakley’s version puts the Dashwood sisters ahead of the courtship, which is the right call, because Elinor holding it all in while Marianne feels everything out loud is the real love story here. Daisy Edgar-Jones has the harder job, playing a woman whose whole personality is not reacting. Willoughby now makes his entrance at the beach, scooping up Marianne after she hurts her ankle in the sea, which is very romantic and also a little bit lifeguard. It has to live next door to the Ang Lee version with Emma Thompson, and that’s a tough neighbor. Critics landed at 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences liked it more. A 7.0 because it’s a warm, handsome take on a story most people already know. $4.94 says you text your sister something nice tonight and she asks what you broke.
What works: Putting the sisters’ bond at the center gives an old story a fresh angle, and the cast runs deep, from Caitríona Balfe to Fiona Shaw.
What doesn’t: Edward Ferrars is still a damp sponge of a love interest, and anyone who knows the book or the earlier movies will see every turn coming.
Who it’s for: Austen fans who rewatch period dramas every winter, and sisters who need something new to argue about.
Spoilers
Lucy Steele drops Edward once his family cuts him off and marries his brother Robert instead, which frees Edward to finally propose to Elinor. Marianne pulls through a serious illness and starts something slower and kinder with Colonel Brandon, who also faces Willoughby in a duel where nobody gets hurt.
Jane Austen again, and that's not a complaint. When their father dies, the Dashwood sisters, careful Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and all-heart Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles), lose the house to their half-brother and his awful wife and start over in a Devonshire cottage. Caitríona Balfe plays their mother. Georgia Oakley directs. One hundred and thirty-one minutes of manners and heartbreak.
Anyone who has an opinion about the 1995 version. Everybody does.
| Daisy Edgar-Jones | Elinor Dashwood |
| Esmé Creed-Miles | Marianne Dashwood |
| Caitríona Balfe | Mrs. Dashwood |
| Bodhi Rae Breathnach | Margaret Dashwood |
| Frank Dillane | John Willoughby |
| Herbert Nordrum | Colonel Brandon |
| George MacKay | Edward Ferrars |
| Fiona Shaw | Mrs. Jennings |
| Stacy Martin | Fanny Dashwood |
| Tom Brooke | John Dashwood |
| Turlough Convery | Sir John Middleton |
| Chloe Pirrie | Lady Middleton |
| Bethany Slater | Mrs Palmer |
| Eliot Sumner | Mr Palmer |
| Ceara Coveney | Lucy Steele |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 18 October 2026 DataBot +280 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $8.1M → $11.4M; Domestic box office $3.3M; Profit / loss (est.) -$33.4M → -$31.8M; Rotten Tomatoes 75% → 76%; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 75% (92 reviews) → 76% (96 reviews); IMDb users 7.3 / 10 (2,559 votes) → 7.3 / 10 (2,959 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +160 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 76% → 75%; RT 76% (88 reviews) → 75% (92 reviews); IMDb users 7.2 / 10 (2,294 votes) → 7.3 / 10 (2,559 votes); movie.guru score 7.5.
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- (cur | prev) 14:30, 15 October 2026 DataBot +200 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $8.1M; Profit / loss (est.) -$33.4M; Rotten Tomatoes 76%; box office chart updated; RT 76% (62 reviews).
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