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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

The Jane Austen Book Club
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Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Marc Blucas

As five women and one enigmatic man meet to discuss the works of Jane Austen, they find their love l... (read more)

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed by: Robin Swicord
Release Date: Oct 05, 2007
DVD Release Date: Feb 05, 2008

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4 days ago
This was a nice enough film, made good by the addition of Hugh Dancy as the out-of-place sci-fi geek. He lifted the film above the mundane and made up for the occasional lack of consistent plot. There were too many characters to truly get under the s... (read more)
5 days ago
Great movie, I really enjoyed it. A well acted drama dealing with feelings and relationships, touching without ever crossing over into sappy emotionalism. Only bad thing was Sylvia taking her cheating husband back after seemingly finding a new stre... (read more)
5 days ago
It was interesting how the characters in the movie were similar to characters in Jane Austen's books. I wouldn't plan on owning this movie, but it feels different from other "chick flicks" I've seen.
5 days ago
Mainly I want to marry Hugh Dancy's character, I"m not gonna lie
5 days ago
Quirky, but I loved it!

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602 days ago
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
A twittering soap opera about five Californian women using Jane as an agony aunt for their love problems.
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644 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
The film has an undeniable, easygoing charm. Real life is seldom so pleasingly plotted, but then real life is what people go to movies like this to get away from.
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650 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The episodes roll by in smooth progression, and the talkiness has the round, impassioned tones of readers ignited by fiction.
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657 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Swicord] has created characters who really do seem to have read the books and talk like they have. And she has created a book club that, like all book clubs, is really about its members.
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659 days ago
Armond White, The New York Press
Despite its high-toned, artsy antecedent, Swicord's direction lacks fluency: that graceful, imaginative ease with visual expression that signifies real film artistry.
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