The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

Directed by Anthony Asquith

Produced by Javelin Films, British Film-Makers

195295 min7.2 / 10

A sparkling, witty comedy of manners built on clever wordplay and romantic entanglement, where mistaken identities and social pretense lead to joyful resolution.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Importance of Being Earnest scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Importance of Being Earnest easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is The Importance of Being Earnest sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does The Importance of Being Earnest end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Importance of Being Earnest violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

78/ 100

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity89

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Surprise72

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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