STREAM ANYTIME with Prime Video from $14.99

Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery

$9.99

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns

FREE delivery Thursday, December 14 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Or fastest delivery Wednesday, December 13

Select delivery location

$$9.99 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Details

${cardName} not available for the seller you chose

${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}.

Payment

Secure transaction

Payment

Secure transaction

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Ships from

Amazon.com

Ships from

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.

Read full return policy

Details

Add a gift receipt for easy returns

Have one to sell?

Sell on Amazon

Image Unavailable

Image not available for
Color:

Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available
To view this video download Flash Player

Becoming Jane

Julie Walters (Actor), Anne Hathaway (Actor) Rated:

Format: DVD

4.6 3,483 ratings

IMDb7.0/10.0

$9.99 with 9 percent savings

List Price: $10.99

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime

FREE Returns

Additional DVD options

Edition

Discs

Price

New from

Used from

DVD
February 23, 2021

"Please retry"

Standard

$9.99

$9.95

$4.23

DVD
February 12, 2008

"Please retry"

—

$359.88

—

DVD
February 12, 2008

"Please retry"

—

$5.67

$5.60

$1.49

Watch Instantly with

Rent

Buy

Becoming Jane

$3.99

$14.99

{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$9.99","priceAmount":9.99,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"99","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Ei6OYhNGjAu8GCEzog%2FAVZKw1Gxoljdg9YIfvLLv9VxKrOEQJcgAbaFtqzYF4xO2vN10ZFhqWWM%2FQF49jp8B11BwXZS2HrXmCYaO2A7plOKFmjClPrAgVOyZ8fAI0darUzU%2B98DQkuBufEbjwbCcNA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Genre	Drama, Documentary/Biography
Format	NTSC
Contributor	Anne Hathaway, Julie Walters, James McAvoy
Language	English
Runtime	2 hours and 1 minute

Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping.

Frequently bought together

$9.99

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

$9.99

Get it as soon as Monday, Nov 6

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

$6.99

Get it as soon as Monday, Nov 6

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

Total price:

To see our price, add these items to your cart.

Try again!

Details

Added to Cart

Some of these items ship sooner than the others.

Show details Hide details

Choose items to buy together.

Anya Taylor-Joy
21,975
DVD
23 offers from $2.74
Emma Thompson
2,771
DVD
214 offers from $1.49
Frances O'Connor
4,085
DVD
13 offers from $9.99
Liam Cunningham
38
Blu-ray
5 offers from $47.00
Felicity Jones
35
DVD
1 offer from $66.88
Saoirse Ronan
37,527
DVD
35 offers from $3.18

Product Description

Anne Hathaway shines as Jane Austen in this wondrous speculative drama that focuses on one of the famed writer's earliest romantic experiences. While dreaming of becoming a famous novelist, Jane falls for headstrong Irish lawyer Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy). As the two get involved in a tempestuous relationship, the scribe finds inspiration for some of her greatest literary works. With Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.

Product details

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 1 minute
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2021
Actors ‏ : ‎ Julie Walters, Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08L2H8D4R
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #19,858 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3,450 in Drama DVDs

Customer Reviews:
4.6 3,483 ratings

Important information

To report an issue with this product, click here.

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5

3,483 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

L.J.

4.7 stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023

Verified Purchase

I really like this movie. James is excellent and Anne is very very good. I also enjoyed the roles played by Lucy Cohu and Joe Anderson as well as many others. It's romantic and bittersweet. It's no fairy tale, but it is satisfying nonetheless.

Helpful

Jackie Rodrigues

Loved the movie

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023

Verified Purchase

So worth it.

Helpful

Rusty_013

A tender imagining of Jane Austen's love life

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023

Verified Purchase

This is a lovely but bittersweet story about Jane Austen finding love. Hathaway and McAvoy do not disappoint. Any Austen fan will see the nods at Jane Austen's novels and it is a sweet way to imagine how experiences such as these could have maybe inspired her novels.

My only real complaint with this book which is a spoiler and that is when they show Jane at the end of the movie she is looking old and middle aged. The problem being she died at a very young 41. I am 43 and do not look nearly as miserly as they make poor Hathaway and the rest of the cast look at the end of this film. It was bit of continuity that threw me off.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

A_Plain_Janeite

Nothing Plain About This Jane!

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2009

Verified Purchase

I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen's works, so I ended up buying this before ever seeing it (despite its mixed reviews).

Some "Janites" have criticized this movie based on Jane Austen's life (perhaps for some valid reasons).

Now, if you're expecting this is a fully accurate biography- you're wrong- so be advised. And if you're looking for the type of ending Miss Austen wrote for the heroines in her novels, be on your guard.
I already knew this going into it, since I've seen several biographies on Jane (search "The Real Jane Austen" by the BBC).

But you'll likely enjoy the movie if you like the following:
1. Costume/Period Drama's (particularly the Regency era)
2. Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries 1 & 2, Ella Enchanted, Devil Wears Prada, etc.)
3. James McAvoy (*small role* Lorna Doone, Penelope, Atonement, etc. )

It's a fact that Miss Austen did have some sort of a romantic interest in "Tom" Lefroy - an up and coming barrister. To what extent it's not really known, since Jane instructed her sister Cassandra to destroy the majority of her letters containing his mention after her death.
This movie speculates that it was more than just a crush on either end. And it uses little bits and pieces of info, to connect the dots.

Another thing that might irk fans, is that one of the movies main motto's is that their romance is "what inspired her novels". The thing is, Jane had been turning out small masterpieces for her family since she was around 12 (search "Jane Austen juvenilia"). So it's not as if she got some harebrained idea to write after she met Tom!

POSSIBLE MOVIE SPOILERS:

Also, the writer(s) inject bits of her novels into the storyline & characters (maybe a little too much). Now, it's not a far stretch of the imagination to say that she could have gotten idea's from the people in her actual life, and turned them into her fictional characters. But it's no-brainer which of the films characters are JA's novel counterparts.

The thing that may most be confusing to viewers is that "Mr. Wisley" (who is their version of Harris Bigg-Wither), and "Lady Gresham" ("Wisley's" aunt- who is obviously the mirror immage of "Lady Catherine DeBourgh"/Mr. Darcy's aunt in P&P), only serve to further the plot.
In actuality, Mr. Bigg-Wither did indeed propose to Jane, but not during the time this movie was supposed to take place (in Dec. 1795- Jan. 1796)!
_______

I feel that overall Anne was a worthy choice for Miss Austen. Not only does she look the part, but her method acting is brilliant! To try and best emulate the accent she moved there a month beforehand. She also took the time to learn the piano for just 2 small scenes. And even surpassed the writing teacher to bring Miss Austen's famous words to life!

This was only the 2nd movie I had seen James McAvoy in (the first was only a small role); so I had little to base his acting on. But, in this particular movie, I think he establishes himself fit as a leading man, and has quite an emotional depth about him!

The majority of the cast are also equally suited. Anna Maxwell Martin (Cassandra) is a very talented actress whom I've especially enjoyed in other period productions (specifically the BBC's "North & South", and "Bleak House" miniseries).

The cinematography is gorgeous (despite it being shot in Ireland, and not England). And the soundtrack very complimentary!

In conclusion, while the film may not be a totally accurate biography; I felt it nicely embodies Jane Austen as a person. I'm certainly glad I chose to add it to my collection of period drama's!

If you're interested in seeing more of Jane Austen captured on film (particularly her later years), you may also enjoy "Miss Austen Regrets".

15 people found this helpful

Helpful

Ruby

Great acting.

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023

Verified Purchase

Very entertaining

Helpful

Lady LiberTEA

A Confection of Perfection Insight Into Austen & Her Masterpieces

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015

Verified Purchase

Jane Austen would love this "coming of age" biography like a gift of another Austen novel but added thrill of real not fiction re a beloved author whose own story we now realize is infused into many of her lauded masterpieces of British literature. Don't miss the bonus footage, and do re-watch with the enhancing unobtrusive pop-up footnotes/interviews I would have liked more of.

This confection of perfection was produced by Ireland since the love of Jane Austen's life was an Irishman I won't spoil the unfolding story by saying more but they are both historically remarkable people and the settings in Ireland & England are as sublime as the music, historical re-creation authenticity, and actors even Anne Hathaway, of whom I was not a prior fan.

Anne Hathaway's name as English as Shakespeare's wife, Anne's father was a Philadelphia lawyer & mother Irish, so she is a blend of English Jane Austen and her Irish love, like a child of theirs would have been. Certainly Anne resembles the only image we have of Jane Austen--a water color by Jane's only sister, Cassandra. Actress Hathaway long an Austen devotee--her Vassar thesis compared "P&P" to "S&S"--Anne grew up playing softball like Jane played cricket with 6 brothers, and for this role, Anne mastered copperplate script calligraphy & learned to play Jane's music on the pianoforte as well as immersing herself in Jane's prolific letters, juvenilia & adult works, and Jane's favorite music preserved at the Austen's Chawton House in Southhampton (Jane's history-making writing lapdesk moved from British Museum to British Library).

Actress Anne Hathaway defers to Scottish actor James McAvoy as "a legend in the making" though he is another actor of whom I was not a fan; and they & we enjoy their chemistry well cast, her Water Scorpio with his Earthy Taurus, and his Celtic brogue well segued into his Irish role. The other actors many famous are superbly cast and masterful of Austen's well developed characters, including Scottish actors Dame Maggie Smith, & Sir Ian Richardson credited by Helen Mirren after he passed on; British Julie Walters' best role; American James Cromwell so very British; gorgeous Lucy Cohu strikingly like American Meryl Streep; and gamin Anna Maxwell Martin as Jane's only sister Cassandra, a prototype for many of Jane's fictional sisters.

Online reviews don't award maximum stars since as another famous ironical Saggitarian author, American Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain, incisively observed, "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." Of course art is subjective, but from a critic not a fan of the two main actors, you must know this is an exceptional film, one I will not be passing along to others in my usual way before I enjoy an immersion again, myself.

2 people found this helpful

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English

Maria dela Soledad Nuñez Martin

No está mal

Reviewed in Spain on August 30, 2023

Verified Purchase

Esperaba que fuese más romántica

Translate review to English

April79marie

It is still a wonderful tribute to Jane Austen

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2007

Verified Purchase

The story is about the early years of Jane Austen, as a young writer. It deals with her meeting of Tom Lefroy, a dashing, young, Irishman who might have inspired her in her writting of her best novels.
I am a great fan of Jane Austen but as her life remains very much a mystery, I was curious to see this movie. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it very much. I have seen it three times now and it is still a pleasure. I might add that the more I see it, the more I love it.
So what if this story doesn't really correspond to the life that Jane Austen might have had, or that some parts of the story are probably ficticious, this story is still very believable and it pleases me to imagine that she might have been in love and that this love might have been a great source of inspiration.
I had one fear about this movie: I thought -wrongly now-that it would be a remake of Jane Austen's story Pride & Prejudice. I was relieved to see that it was not the case in the end. Tom Lefroy, the man Jane falls in love with, is not at all like Darcy. Some characters in the movie might have inspired Jane Austen, there are some references here and there to Jane Austen's novels and the fans won't miss them but I think these references are a kind of tribute to Jane Austen and her work. I appreciate that.
Moreover, what I ask of a period drama movie is to take me to another place, in another time and on this account, 'Becoming Jane' achieves that very well. The balls are a delight, the dances are beautiful and very well-shot, you almost have the illusion of seeing an 18th/19th century England. This Jane is young, witty and rather spirited for her time but she also has to respect the conventions of the English society and the issues concerning ranks, money and women's writing are dealt with in the movie. This is also a kind of tribute to her writing and to the feminine writing.
The cast is perfect. All the actors give a good performance, even Anne Hathaway. You can still hear some of her American accent sometimes but she fits the part very well for me. She brings charm and some freshness to the heroine. She has some good chemistry with McAvoy who is, I must confess, absolutely breathtaking! He even almost steals the show with his amazing performance. His character, Tom Lefroy is irresistible and I can totally understand why Jane falls in love with him. Wow! The library scene is probably one of my favourite scenes, after the dancing scene at Lady Gresham's ball, in which Tom and Jane start falling in love. I love this scene, the two actors are so fantastic that just by the way they look at each other, they show how strong their feelings are.
The cast is superb, Maggie Smith (Lady Gresham), Julie Walters (Mrs Austen), great Anna Maxwell Martin as Cassandra (seen as Bessie in North &South), Laurence Fox, Joe Anderson (Henry).
The music is enchanting with a touch of 'baroque' style for the dances. The way the movie is directed might be a little simple and academic but honestly this is a good period drama movie. For those who don't know Jane Austen, this movie will urge you to read her novels, I am sure. For those who are already great fans, you may or you may not like this movie. It depends on how you imagine Jane Austen's life. Would Jane Austen have eloped with the man she loved? We may seriously doubt that, considering that elopement is very much condemned in her novels, but then after all, we are 'all fools in love', why would Jane be different?
I am giving it four stars but I may be a little too severe as in my heart, this movie is much more like a five star-movie.

9 people found this helpful

P. A. Mitchell

Not so plain Jane

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2010

Verified Purchase

Not being an aficionado of Jane Austen at all I watched this film with unbiased and impartial eyes. I know more about the Bronte family who a generation later came to prominence as authors. Like Anne Bronte too I learnt that Jane was the youngest daughter of a church minister. I appreciate that to people who know more about the life story of Jane Austen this film was no doubt quite inaccurate,but to someone who knew very little about her it was a very enjoyable film,especially the last hour or so when romance between Jane and Tom developed. I appreciate too that Jane,as portrayed excellently by Anne Hathaway with a very convincing middle class English accent, bore no resemblance to the 'Plain Jane' that I believe Jane Austen was. Good acting too from the likes of the late Ian Richardson,Maggie Smith and Julie Walters as relatives of the two main characters, also Anna Maxwell Martin as her tragic sister Cassandra whose fiance was killed tragically abroad. My one criticism on that score is that James McAvoy as Tom didn't have any Irish accent at all,though as he was upper class no doubt would explain that. I would say this film's storyline was partially based on Jane's novels of love,sought, found and lost. Scenery was excellent,beautiful house and lake (I enjoyed seeing Jane throw a pebble etc into the lake in one scene) and costumes and dialogue were fine to me though I know some of the dialogue was considered too modern(Jane calling her mother (Julie Walters) 'Mum' for example.) Living not that far from Bath I was of course disappointed it was not featured as her later life was not shown in this film,likewise Blaise Castle in Bristol which was named in her novel ' Northanger Abbby' as was Lawrence Weston,which is near where I live.However,this biopic is a good insight into the life of 20-year-old Jane and well worth watching and buying as it gives you some idea of her early life and failed romances. Good acting all round and just the right length to keep viewers interested. I recommend this film to fans of Austen (if they can watch it was an uncritical eye)and also people like me who knew very little about her. It reveals to us Jane before she became the literary success in the following century,though sadly she died too young to be fully aware of her success I believe. I give this 4 stars as I deducted one as I feel it portrayed her slightly inaccurately and lacked the seriousness of other adaptations.

3 people found this helpful

Kindle-Kunde

exzellent unterhaltsames Period Drama

Reviewed in Germany on September 17, 2007

Verified Purchase

Etwas erstaunt habe ich die durchaus gemischten Rezensionen zu diesem Film hier und anderswo gelesen. Offenbar kreisen die Kritikpunkte hauptsächlich um die Auswahl der Hauptdarsteller/in (vor allem Anne Hathaway) und weiterhin um die historische und soziale Akkuratheit eines scheinbar biographisch angelegten Filmes.

Ersteres scheint mir geradezu unverständlich. Obwohl ich anfangs höchstskeptisch war ob eine Amerikanerin eine doch sehr englische Figur überzeugend darstellen kann, hat mich der natürlich Charme und die durchaus facettenhafte Darstellung der Anne Hathaway doch überzeugt. Verglichen mit der unerträglichen Darstellung der Emma durch Gwyneth Paltrow, die sich durch den kompletten Film mit einem albernen und übertrieben gefälschtem englischen Akzent holpert, wirken Anne Hathaways gelegentliche 'Amerikanismen' vernachlässigbar. Wenn ich die Wahl habe zwischen einem zähneknirschendem Pseudo-posh britischem Akzent und einem etwas weniger akzentuierten, englisch gefärbten Amerikanisch, ist mir letztes doch angenehmer. Fällt es doch weniger ins Ohr und lenkt nicht durch seine Künstlichkeit von der guten und überzeugenden Darstellung ab. Und das ist sie. Anne Hathaway verleiht ihrer Darstellung der Jane Austen sowohl angemessenes Feuer, als auch Unabhängigkeit und Cleverness. Auch die traurigen Momente des Films trägt die Schauspierlin mit Würde und deutlich erkennbarer und mitfühlbarer Emotion.
Vielleicht ist ihre 'Jane' ein Hauch zu modern. Vielleicht ist ihr Gesicht einen Tacken zu schön, beides ist jedoch in so dezentem Maße in den Film integriert, dass es weder stört noch allzu anachronistisch wirkt. Sie hat mich jedenfalls weitaus mehr überzeugt als die allgemein hochgelobte Darstellung der Lizzy Bennett durch Keira Knightley.

James McAvoy ist mir bis zu diesem Film vollkommen unbekannt. Seine Darstellung des Tom Lefroy scheint mir überzeugend und charmant. Seine Figur bleibt jedoch etwas klischeehaft und einseitig. Die 'Redemption' vom Lebemann zu verliebten Ehrenmann ist etwas zu abrupt und auch ein wenig zu klischeebelastet. Als romantische Figur durchaus tauglich, generell jedoch etwas zu vorhersehbar.

Erwarten die Zuschauer und Zuschauerinnen wirklich eine historisch möglichst korrekte Inszenierung von Jane Austens Leben in diesem Film? Solch eine Erwartungshaltung wird sicherlich enttäuscht. Ich finde schon das Titelbild, wie auch die Trailer und Ankündigungen des Films machen deutlich, dass es sich um eine Art romantische Inszenierung eines Abschnitts in Jane Austens Leben handelt. Dieses Genre ist nun wirklich nichts was "Becoming Jane" erfunden hätte. Historische Figuren und ihr Leben dienten bereits oft genug als Vorlage zur Erzählung einer Geschichte, die sich durchaus nur vage an historische Fakten hält. Als Kritikpunkt scheint es mir bei einem so auf Spielfilm und period movie angelegtes Projekt etwas pedantisch. Ja, natürlich ist eine solche biographische Episode geschönt. Biographische Erkenntnisse gewinnt der Zuschauer, die Zuschauerin sicher nur am Rande. Aber historische Korrektkeit gehört in die historisch-biographishe Wissenschaft- nicht zwingend in Spielfilme. Als Charakterstudie oder schlicht unterhaltsames period drama ist der Film jedoch durchaus tauglich und verdient meines Erachtens großes Lob.

Ich störe mich nicht an historischen Ungenauigkeiten, wenn ich das Gesamtwerk gelungen finde. Und 'Becoming Jane' ist gelungen. Zwar gibt es auch hier einige Schwächen, aber ansehbar und liebevoll ist der Film durchaus.

Also von mir volle 5 Sterne

69 people found this helpful

Translate review to English

Richard Hill

Great movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2023

Verified Purchase

Great movie

See more reviews

Image Unavailable