The Importance of Being Earnest fingerprintVery funny, immersive world, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Uplifting and romantic
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
History and class and money
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout dialogue, performances, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Importance of Being Earnest is calm and low-intensity.
Uplifting and romantic
Emotionally, it's uplifting, romantic, and wholesome.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
History and class and money
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history and class and money. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout dialogue, performances, and direction
The dialogue, performances, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
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Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 88%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 35 min
The Importance of Being Earnest runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Importance of Being Earnest higher (88) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 84 storytelling tropes for The Importance of Being Earnest, including Verbal Backspace, Collective Identity, Title Drop.
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