The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest

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

★ 6.8/10 TMDB 2002-05-17 97 min

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.

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Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
Colin Firth
Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
Frances O'Connor
Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
Lane
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
Merriman
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
Gribsby
Marsha Fitzalan
Marsha Fitzalan
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Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps
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