Sense and Sensibility
A young woman torn between love and duty navigates family greed, mistaken identities, and societal expectations in her quest to secure a future for her family and find true love.
“Lose your heart and come to your senses.”
Synopsis
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's financial circumstances. After the death of their father, the family estate is inherited by their half-brother, John Dashwood, leaving the Dashwood women with only a small income. Forced to move to a modest cottage in Devonshire, the sisters face uncertain futures as they navigate the social expectations and romantic entanglements of Regency-era England.
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A crew of 235+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Tim SquyresShot by Michael CoulterScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Luciana ArrighiSound by Tony DaweCostumes by Jenny BeavanStunts by Nick WilkinsonVFX by Randall Balsmeyer
Box Office
1995 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 8.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$134.6M
US & Canada: $43.2M — 32% of worldwide · International: $91.4M (68%)
Opening weekend: $721K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $1.3M — 3% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 70 theaters
Re-release box office
- 2025513 theaters
- $369K($379K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Sinn und Sinnlichkeitde
- Raison et sentimentsfr
- Ragione e sentimentoit
- (English)Sense and Sensibility
- (Bulgarian)Разум и чувства
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 4, 1995
- CanadaDec 13, 1995
- SpainFeb 22, 1996
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Cast & Crew
235 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Emma Thompson
as Elinor Dashwood
Kate Winslet
as Marianne Dashwood
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as Elinor Dashwood
James Fleet
as John Dashwood
Alan Rickman
as Colonel Christopher Brandon
Tom Wilkinson
as Mr. Dashwood
Hugh Grant
as Edward Ferrars
Harriet Walter
as Fanny Dashwood
Gemma Jones
as Mrs. Dashwood
Greg Wise
as John Willoughby
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mrs. Jennings
Myriam Emilie Francois
as Margaret Dashwood
Supporting cast
17Imogen Stubbs
as Lucy Steele
Robert Hardy
as Sir John Middleton
Imelda Staunton
as Charlotte Jennings Palmer
Hugh Laurie
as Mr. Palmer
Emilie Francois
as Margaret Dashwood
Richard Lumsden
as Robert Ferrars
Ian Brimble
as Thomas
Isabelle Amyes
as Betsy
Alexander John
as Curate
Allan Mitchell
as Pigeon
Josephine Gradwell
as Maid to Mrs. Jennings
Lone Madsen
as Miss Grey
Oliver Ford Davies
as Doctor Harris
Eleanor Mccready
as Mrs. Bunting
Kenneth W Caravan
as Socialite
Lindsay Doran
as Maid Admitting Col. Brandon (uncredited)
Chris Trott
as Child Carriage Chaser
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
7Other crew
199Jane Austen
adapted from the novel
Mick Ward
additional assistant director (uncredited)
Barbara Sutton
additional hairdresser (uncredited)
Paul Carr
adr artist, Credits
Robert Farr
adr artist
Steve Silkensen
adr editor (as Steven Silkensen)
Kay Cutts
animal coordinator
Seth Anderson
apprentice sound editor
Philippa Hart
art department assistant
Philip Elton
Art Directors
Betty Williams
assistant accountant
Deborah Leakey
assistant accountant (uncredited)
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