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The Importance of Being Earnest

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

2002 1 hour 37 minutes
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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.

Released

17th May 2002

24 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 37 minutes

Finishes at 12:15pm

Budget

$15,000,000 ($22,111,500 today)

Revenue $17,300,000Profit

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Directed by

Oliver Parker

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Written by

Oliver Parker

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Ratings and awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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    6.8/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    57%

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    60%

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    68%

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    63%

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