Sense & Sensibility

All the television and movie adaptations of the novel on IMDb are listed below, excluding podcasts and audio books.

  • Sense and Sensibility (1950) — Philco Television Playhouse production with Cloris Leachman as Marianne Dashwood.
  • Sense and Sensibility (1958) — Camera Three, another anthology television series.
  • Sense and Sensibility (1971) — 4 episode BBC series with Joanna David as Elinor, Robin Ellis as Edward.
  • Sense and Sensibility (1981) — 7 episode BBC series. The episodes are short (27 min) so it’s only about 3.5 hours total.
  • Sensibility and Sense (1990) — An American Playhouse production with Trini Alvarado & Lili Taylor as young Elinor & Marianne and Jean Simmons & Elaine Stritch as old Elinor & Marianne.
  • Sense and Sensibility (1995) — Theatrical version written by Emma Thompson (who also plays Elinor) and directed by Ang Lee. Thompson won an Oscar for her screenplay. With Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise.
  • Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) — Modern Tamil version with music. Aishwarya Rai & Tabu play Marianne & Elinor. I love this one.
  • Material Girls (2006) — Teen comedy directed by Martha Coolidge and starring Hilary & Haylie Duff loosely based on S&S. Scored 4% on rotten tomatoes and earned both the Duff sisters Razzie nominations for worst actress.
  • Sense & Sensibility (2008) — 3 episode BBC production written by Andrew Davies with Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, David Morrissey and Dominic Cooper.
  • From Prada to Nada (2011) — Modern update set in East LA with a Latino cast. Camilla Bell & Alexa Vega as Elinor & Marianne, Wilmer Valderrama as Bruno (Col. Brandon).
  • Marianne (2014) — Modern update. Looks like a low-budget indie feature.
  • Scents & Sensibility (2011) — Modern update tv movie starring Ashley Williams & Marla Sokoloff as the Dashwood sisters. Looks like a Hallmark movie.
  • Elinor & Marianne Take Barton (2014) — Web series puts Elinor & Marianne in college. 32 episodes.
  • Project Dashwood (2015) — Another modern update web series. 100 episodes.
  • Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen (2019) — Hallmark Channel Christmas movie loosely based on S&S.
  • Sense & Sensibility (2023) — Tony nominated stage musical.
  • Sense & Sensibility (2024) — Hallmark Channel adaptation stays in period but employs colorblind casting, like Bridgerton.
  • Sense & Sensibility: A Modern Retelling (2025) — I suspect this is a Mollywood adaptation as it was shot in Utah. Three real life sisters play the Dashwoods.
  • Sense and Sensibility (2026) — Upcoming theatrical film. Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor, Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne, George MacKay as Edward, Frank Dillane as Willoughby, Herbert Nordrum as Col. Brandon, Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Jennings.

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