The Importance of Being Earnest fingerprintFunny, immersive world.
Calm and low-key
Romantic and hopeful
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
History and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout dialogue and performances
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Importance of Being Earnest is calm and low-intensity.
Romantic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's romantic, hopeful, and nostalgic.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
History and society
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history and society. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout dialogue and performances
The dialogue and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Importance of Being Earnest is included with a subscription to MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 37 min
The Importance of Being Earnest runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Importance of Being Earnest higher (70) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $17 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States.
+33GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Importance of Being Earnest in 47 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for The Importance of Being Earnest, including Ancestral Name, Kissing Cousins, Trial Balloon Question.
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