Movies Like Jane Eyre (1997)

Jane Eyre is a 1997 drama, romance, tv movie film from Robert Young with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Northanger Abbey and The Duchess.

Drama Romance TV Movie

Northanger Abbey

2007

A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

6.8

MagicScore

The Duchess

2008

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

7.0

MagicScore

Belle

2013

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

7.1

MagicScore

The Chaperone

2019

In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.

6.2

MagicScore

Sakra

2023

Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows.

6.5

MagicScore

The Scandalous Lady W

2015

A gripping 18th century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley, who dared to leave her husband and elope with his best friend, Captain George Bisset. Lady Seymour Worsley escapes her troubled marriage only to find herself at the centre of a very public trial brought by her powerful husband Sir Richard Worsley.

6.6

MagicScore

Pride & Prejudice

2005

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

8.1

MagicScore

Little Women

2019

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

7.9

MagicScore

The Twilight Samurai

2002

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?

7.8

MagicScore

#10

Love and Honor

2006

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

The Hidden Blade

2004

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

2018

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Sense and Sensibility

1995

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, find that their chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Far from the Madding Crowd

2015

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

The Other Boleyn Girl

2008

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

“Wuthering Heights”

2026

Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Queer

2024

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Tulip Fever

2017

An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Earth

1998

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Jane Eyre?

The top films similar to Jane Eyre by MovieMagicScore are Northanger Abbey (6.8), The Duchess (7.0), Belle (7.1). Each shares drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Jane Eyre worth watching?

Jane Eyre holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 46 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Jane Eyre?

Jane Eyre (1997) is a drama, romance, tv movie film directed by Robert Young, starring Samantha Morton, Ciarán Hinds, Gemma Jones.

Where can I find more recommendations like Jane Eyre?

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About movies like Jane Eyre

This ranked list pairs Jane Eyre (1997), a drama and romance and tv movie film from Robert Young, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Samantha Morton take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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