Emma fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout dialogue and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emma is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's romantic, melancholic, and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
History, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, family, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout dialogue and characters
The dialogue and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Emma is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 47 min
Emma runs 1 h 47 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Emma higher (89) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Emma in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 22 storytelling tropes for Emma, including Adaptation Distillation, Lost Love Montage, What the Hell, Hero?.
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