After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
An atmospheric, absorbing version of the classic romance between an abandoned, plucky orphan and a wealthy, mysterious older man with a seriously Gothic secret.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar 2011
fresh:
Somehow Wasikowska makes it all seem much more personal, more real. With her stark, starched dresses and blunt, elastic face, she draws you in, making both Jane's pain and incredible resolve tangible.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
25 Mar 2011
rotten:
If the motion-picture industry had existed in 1847, the year Charlotte Bronte's novel appeared, it might have produced an adaptation much like this one.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
1 Apr 2011
fresh:
This is no plain Jane.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
7 Sep 2011
fresh:
Screenwriter Moira Buffini sticks pretty closely to the novel, and director Cary Fukunaga conjures a drab tone that nicely sets off the characters' violent but rigidly controlled passions.