Top 20 movies like The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym 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...

The Importance of Being Earnest is of 1 hour(s) and 37 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Ealing Studios, Miramax, Film Council, Fragile Films. It was released on 2002-05-17. It has the tagline: Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is. It has an average vote of 6.848 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyDramaHistoryRomance

1. Some Girls

Some Girls

While on Christmas break, college student Michael journeys to Quebec City to spend time with his attractive girlfriend, Gabriella. Not long after he arrives, Gabriella breaks up with him, but her two equally gorgeous sisters waste no time showing romantic interest. In the meantime, Michael is left to deal with Gabriella's eccentric grandmother and offbeat father, an academic who spends most of his time naked.

It has an average vote of 5.58 on TMDB.

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2. Othello

Othello

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

It has an average vote of 6.422 on TMDB.

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3. The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to escape his country estate where he takes care of his charge, Cecily Cardew. Cecily believes that Ernest is Jack's wayward brother and is keen on his raffish lifestyle. Algernon, seeing an opportunity, assumes Ernest's identity and sneaks off to woo Cecily.

It has an average vote of 7.203 on TMDB.

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4. Hideaway (Le refuge) (Le Refuge)

Hideaway (Le refuge)

Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love. But drugs have invaded their lives. One day, they overdose and Louis dies. Mousse survives, but soon learns she's pregnant. Feeling lost, Mousse runs away to a house far from Paris. Several months later, Louis' brother joins her in her refuge.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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5. The Match (La partita)

The Match

One football match on a dirt pitch near Rome becomes a day of reckoning as a young player, his coach and their team's owner wrestle internal demons.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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6. Moses

Moses

When Pharaoh Rameses II begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Israelite Moses, called upon by God, leads his people to freedom.

It has an average vote of 6.902 on TMDB.

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7. Genius

Genius

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.

It has an average vote of 6.479 on TMDB.

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8. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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9. Modigliani

Modigliani

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.

It has an average vote of 7.019 on TMDB.

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10. Madly in Love (Innamorato pazzo)

Madly in Love

Cristina is a rich, spoiled princess visiting Rome with her royal parents. The mission of their visit is to marry her off to a super-wealthy corporate type and thereby start to turn around the losses their small kingdom is experiencing in its casino business. These less-than-noble intentions get derailed when Barnaba, a zany bus driver enters their lives and falls madly in love with the gorgeous Cristina. He is nuts enough to succeed in this romantic chase after royalty, as love seems to fuel his determination to rid Cristina of her elitism and to make her see his own irrepressible attractions.

It has an average vote of 6.553 on TMDB.

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11. Be Sick… It's Free (Il medico della mutua)

Be Sick… It's Free

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.

It has an average vote of 7.051 on TMDB.

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12. Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?

It has an average vote of 5.785 on TMDB.

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13. Wilde

Wilde

The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.

It has an average vote of 6.596 on TMDB.

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14. Henry V

Henry V

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.

It has an average vote of 7.209 on TMDB.

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15. Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

It has an average vote of 7.379 on TMDB.

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16. Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life . As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

It has an average vote of 6.867 on TMDB.

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17. Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine

Set to the music of popular hit songs from the 1980s. A beautiful coastal village, present day Italy. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life...

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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18. EVA (EVA)

EVA

In 2041, humans live side-by-side with robots and androids. A well-known cybernetic engineer, Alex Garel, returns to his hometown to create a new model of robot child.

It has an average vote of 6.393 on TMDB.

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19. Vita & Virginia

Vita & Virginia

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.

It has an average vote of 6.863 on TMDB.

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20. Nine Months

Nine Months

When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.

It has an average vote of 5.704 on TMDB.

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