which jane austen books are movies?
Pride and Prejudice
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 Books and scripts that use the general storyline of Austen 's novels but change or otherwise modernise the story also became popular at the end of the 20th century . Clueless ( 1995 ) , Amy Heckerling 's updated version of Emma that takes place in Beverly Hills , became a cultural phenomenon and spawned its own television series . Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , based on the successful 1996 book of the same name by Helen Fielding , was inspired by both Pride and Prejudice and the 1995 BBC adaptation . The Bollywoodesque production Bride and Prejudice , which sets Austen 's story in present @-@ day India while including original musical numbers , premiered in 2004 . Yet another adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was released the following year . Starring Keira Knightley , who was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet , Joe Wright 's film marked the first feature adaptation since 1940 that aspired to be faithful to the novel . 

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 Major themes in the novel are death and living in a corrupted society , and critics have compared them to Christian allegories . Generally well @-@ received , the book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award , and the American Library Association named it a " Best Book for Young Adults " . A two @-@ part film adaptation began showing in November 2010 when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 was released ; Part 2 was released on 15 July 2011 . 

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 During the twentieth and twenty @-@ first centuries Austen 's writings have inspired a large number of critical essays and literary anthologies , establishing her as a British author of international fame . Her novels have inspired films , from 1940 's Pride and Prejudice starring Laurence Olivier to more recent productions : Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Kate Beckinsale in Love & Friendship ( 2016 ) . 

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 Sequels , prequels and adaptations , from soft @-@ core pornography to fantasy , have been based on Austen 's novels . During the mid @-@ 19th century , Austen family members began publishing conclusions to her incomplete novels ; by 2000 , there were over 100 printed adaptations . Austen 's first film adaptation was the 1940 MGM production of Pride and Prejudice , starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson . BBC television dramatisations , first produced during the 1970s , attempted to adhere meticulously to Austen 's plots , characterisation and settings . In 1995 , two Austen adaptations appeared : Ang Lee 's film version of Sense and Sensibility ( for which screenwriter and star Emma Thompson won an Academy Award ) and the BBC 's popular TV mini @-@ series Pride and Prejudice , starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth . 

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 A wave of Austen adaptations began to appear around 1995 , starting with Emma Thompson 's 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility for Columbia Pictures , a fusion production directed by Ang Lee . This star @-@ studded film departed from the novel in many ways , but it quickly became a commercial and critical success . It was nominated for numerous awards , including seven Oscars . The BBC produced two adaptations in 1995 : the traditional telefilm Persuasion and Andrew Davies 's immensely popular Pride and Prejudice . Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle , Davies 's film outshone the small @-@ scale Persuasion and became a runaway success , igniting " Darcymania " in Britain and launching the stars ' careers . Critics praised its smart departures from the novel as well as its sensual costuming , fast @-@ paced editing , and original yet appropriate dialogue . This BBC production sparked an explosion in the publication of printed Austen adaptations ; in addition , 200 @,@ 000 video copies of the serial were sold within a year of its airing — 50 @,@ 000 were sold within the first week alone . 
