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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

May 17, 2002
97 min
ComedyDramaHistoryRomance
6.8/ 10
496 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.8/10
496 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
25,047 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
60/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$15,000,000Production cost
Box Office$17,300,000Worldwide gross
Profit$2,300,000Profitable
ROI
+15.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$8,384,929Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$17,300,000

Production Companies

Ealing StudiosMiramaxFragile Films

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