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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Trailers & More: Watch the trailer for The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)  Watch the Trailer   The Critics: C+ 8 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 1200 ratings Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym on the sly, which is fine until they fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities. Genres: Comedy, Romance and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Release Date: May 22, 2002 (LA/NY) MPAA Rating: PG for mild sensuality. Distributors: Miramax Films U.S. Box Office: $8,378,141 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Rupert Everett, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon Directed by: Oliver Parker Produced by: Uri Fruchtmann, Robert Jones, Barnaby Thompson See Full Cast and Credits Production Photos         View All (8) Production Photos... Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+    Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "...above all an exercise in wit." more... B Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder "...resonates and inspires rapid-fire bouts of laughter..." more... B- E! Online, "...too, well, wild." more... C Film Journal International, David Noh "...ultimately so much less than what was afforded by Anthony Asquith’s definitive, if almost suffocatingly stagy, 1952 version." more... C More Critics Reviews... Sponsored Links (What's This?)