Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- romantic
- witty
- melodramatic
- quiet evening
- period drama marathon
What critics said
Critics found the ITV adaptation entertaining but insufficiently faithful to Jane Austen’s complex portrayal of Fanny Price.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fanny and the Bertram family navigate courtship through wealth, inheritance, class position, and professional prospects.
Fanny begins as the poor relation yet maintains her convictions while facing familial condescension and unwanted romantic attention.
The Bertram household and its neighboring visitors provide the film’s central social environment and courtship arena.
The ITV production presents Jane Austen’s novel in a 93-minute television adaptation that critics noted was substantially altered from the source.
Films like Mansfield Park, and why
Pride & Prejudice
period romance centered on class, marriage, female agency, and a socially restrictive country estate
Sense and Sensibility
jane austen adaptation combining romantic entanglements, inheritance concerns, and sharp class observation
Northanger Abbey
literary period romance about a reserved heroine navigating wealth, status, and competing suitors
Jane Eyre
british costume drama focused on female independence, marriage prospects, and emotional restraint
Movie Details
- Director
- Iain B. MacDonald
- Release Date
- 2007-03-18
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (121)
Cast
- Billie Piper
- Blake Ritson
- Hayley Atwell
- Michelle Ryan
- Joseph Beattie
- Rory Kinnear
- Douglas Hodge
- James D'Arcy
- Catherine Steadman
- Jemma Redgrave
Common questions
- What is Mansfield Park about?
- A quietly determined young woman resists the marriage bargains of Regency society while holding fast to the love she truly wants.
- What is Mansfield Park like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mansfield Park as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mansfield Park violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mansfield Park.
- What did critics think of Mansfield Park?
- Critics found the ITV adaptation entertaining but insufficiently faithful to Jane Austen’s complex portrayal of Fanny Price.
- Which films are like Mansfield Park?
- Films with a similar feel include Pride & Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, and Jane Eyre.
- How long is Mansfield Park?
- Mansfield Park runs 93 minutes.
