You don't have to know the books to be in the club.
| Cast |
Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Ed Brigadier, Kevin Zegers, Marc Blucas |
| Director |
Robin Swicord |
| Screenplay | Robin Swicord, from the novel by Karen Joy Fowler |
| Music | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | John Toon |
| Editing | Maryann Brandon |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Mockingbird Pictures, John Calley Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
| Genre | Romantic, comedy, drama |
| Language | Some strong (infrequent), sexual references |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Mild references |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry  A joyous celebration of love, friendship and reading. | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Carina Chocano Tuned to the pleasures of Jane Austen. | 10 |  |
| iAfrica.com Lauren Scholtz Errs more on the side of syrupy than raw — a characteristic that places it firmly into the ''chick flick'' category. | 15 | |
| The Citizen Bruce Dennill A good dose of drama ensures that viewers should be able to empathise with the characters, thus experiencing something more significant than a couple of hours of flickering images. | 15 | |
| 24.com Gugu Mkhabela Leave your expectations and assumptions at the door because this is one delightful slice of life imitating art. | 15 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael This film won't endure through the ages, but it can at least offer die hard Austen fans a little guilty pleasure. | 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert I settled down with this movie as with a comfortable book. I expected no earth-shaking revelations and got none, and everything turned out about right, in a clockwork ending that reminded me of the precision the Victorians always used to tidy up their loose ends. | 18 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman The film pushes past tolerability into the territory of perfectly acceptable. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Although the movie doesn't demand familiarity with Austen, it's hard to imagine anyone being attracted to film with this title unless they have an affinity for the 18th century writer. | 13 |  |
| ScreenItA strained, antic, loveless romantic comedy, where the end is ordained from the start. | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 28 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 102 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Succeeds on the strength of its likable ensemble cast. | 13 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 775 Netizens Getting in touch with my inner Austen. | 15 | |
Average .. 65% | 13 | |