Movie·2002·97 min

The Importance of Being Earnest

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Released: 2002-05-17
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson

The Importance of Being Earnest streams in the US on Kanopy and Hoopla, and free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 5, 2026.

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy Drama History Romance

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') 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.

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