Becoming Jane
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“Her own life is her greatest inspiration.”
Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
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Cast
19 people
Anne Hathaway
Jane Austen
Known for
Interstellar
The Devil Wears Prada
James McAvoy
Tom Lefroy
Known for
Split
X-Men: Apocalypse
Julie Walters
Mrs. Austen
Known for
Brave
Billy Elliot
James Cromwell
Mr. Austen
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Maggie Smith
Lady Gresham
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
Joe Anderson
Henry Austen
Known for
The Crazies
Horns
Lucy Cohu
Eliza de Feuillide
Known for
The Awakening
Broadchurch
Laurence Fox
Mr. Wisley
Known for
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
White Lines
Ian Richardson
Richter Langlois
Known for
From Hell
Dark City
Anna Maxwell Martin
Cassandra Austen
Known for
Good Omens
And Then There Were None
Leo Bill
John Warren
Known for
Taboo
28 Days Later
Jessica Ashworth
Lucy Lefroy
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Monsters
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Julian Jarrold Director · Kevin Hood Screenplay Sarah Williams Screenplay
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $16M · United States release August 10, 2007
Box office
Budget
$16,500,000
Worldwide gross
$39,380,831
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Ecosse Films
Production
2 Entertain
Production
Scion Films
Production
BBC Film
Production
Blueprint Pictures
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
HanWay Films
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Miramax
Studio
Bueprint Pictures
Production
United Kingdom · Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Russia · March 2, 2007
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 2007
Theatrical
Brazil
August 26, 2008 · Theatrical · WMIX
Denmark
June 15, 2007 · Theatrical
France
October 17, 2007 · Theatrical
January 6, 2009 · TV · Canal +
March 21, 2012 · TV · Arte
April 19, 2026 · TV · TFX
September 24, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
October 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
October 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 16, 2007 · Theatrical
September 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
December 24, 2012 · TV · Nederland 2
March 20, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 30, 2013 · TV · RTVS
August 23, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
October 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 9, 2007 · Theatrical
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