7 best Jane Austen movies and shows, ranked

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The 19th-century novelist Jane Austen helped define literature geared toward women.

The 2008 mini-series Lost in Austen falls somewhere in the middle.

Lost in Austen centers on a modern, jaded working girl named Amanda.

Like many Austen-obsessed fans, Amanda daydreams about the Regency era.

While Id rather watch that show in its entirety, Lost in Austen does have its own charm.

Austenland is another option for this vibe, just without the timey-whimey fictional mind-whammy component.Watch onPeacock

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She even speaks directly to the audience.

Weve gotta love them for that alone.

In the process, she ends up bettering her own the most.

We also dont get the full picture of the periods class issues.

Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma) does a phenomenal job capturing Emmas layered and often lovingly flawed persona.

‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1995)

1995 really was the Year of Austen in Hollywood.

In addition to No.

2 on this list, Sense and Sensibility got the Hollywood makeover that year.

The cast also walked away with several major awards.

Suffice it to say, it wasnt just Austen fans who saw the merit of Sense and Sensibility.

Enter a whole lot of romantic plots and the wealthy humbling that we often see in Austens works.

We cant discount Jennifer Ehles performance as Elizabeth Bennet, either.

There was just something about 1995.

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The 90s were liketotallyfive years ago.