The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

6.8 (518)

1 hr 37 min

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

$15,000,000

$17,300,000

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.

Top Cast

Rupert Everett as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth as John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon as Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Chasuble

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