The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart BurgeDirector
Cast
- Paul McGannJohn Worthing
- Rupert FrazerAlgernon Montcrieff
- Joan PlowrightLady Bracknell
- Amanda RedmanGwendolen
- Gemma JonesMiss Prism
- Natalie OgleCecily
- John WoodnuttLane
- Alec McCowenDr. Chasuble
- John QuarmbyMerriman
- Peter CopleyGribsby