Overview
A tale of love and second chances unfolds amidst societal expectations and personal desires.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- intimate
- restrained
- quiet evening
- literary romance night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the adaptation's faithful Austenian wit, assured direction, subtle writing, and emotionally restrained ensemble performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anne's family faces financial trouble while her earlier engagement to the comparatively poor Captain Wentworth is judged through aristocratic expectations.
Anne and Wentworth are reunited years after their broken engagement, with emotion expressed through silence, manners, and indirect conversation.
The production uses detailed Regency dress, interiors, and social gatherings to create a close, unhurried world around Anne's emotional experience.
Anne's earlier decision to end her engagement continues to shape her renewed encounters with Wentworth years later.
Films like Persuasion, and why
Sense and Sensibility
shared Jane Austen adaptation, restrained romantic longing, and socially observant period drama
Pride & Prejudice
shared Austenian courtship drama, manners-based conflict, and emotionally restrained romance
The Remains of the Day
shared costume-drama atmosphere, mature romantic reconciliation, and class-conscious social observation
A Room with a View
shared literary period romance, quiet emotional tension, and protagonists constrained by social convention
Movie Details
- Director
- Roger Michell
- Release Date
- 1995-05-01
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (153)
Cast
- Amanda Root
- Ciarán Hinds
- Susan Fleetwood
- Corin Redgrave
- Fiona Shaw
- John Woodvine
- Phoebe Nicholls
- Samuel West
- Sophie Thompson
- Simon Russell Beale
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Persuasion about?
- A quietly aching Austen romance follows a once-persuaded woman as an old engagement resurfaces amid aristocratic vanity and financial strain.
- What is Persuasion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Persuasion as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Persuasion violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Persuasion.
- What did critics think of Persuasion?
- Critics broadly praised the adaptation's faithful Austenian wit, assured direction, subtle writing, and emotionally restrained ensemble performances.
- Which films are like Persuasion?
- Films with a similar feel include Sense and Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, The Remains of the Day, and A Room with a View.
- How long is Persuasion?
- Persuasion runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Persuasion?
- In United States, Persuasion streams on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
