On the shelf
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952Age guide: All ages
Where to watch
- United StatesThe Roku Channel · Criterion Channel · YouTube Free
- United KingdomITVX · ITVX Premium
- CanadaTubi TV · Criterion Channel · Plex
6 more countries
- SpainAmazon Prime Video · Filmin
- BrazilBelas Artes à La Carte
- South KoreaWatcha
- GermanyRent or buy
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfTwo 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…
★ 7.2/10 · 126 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Michael RedgraveErnest Worthing
Michael DenisonAlgernon Moncrieff
Edith EvansLady Bracknell
Joan GreenwoodGwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy TutinCecily Cardew
Margaret RutherfordMiss Prism
Miles MallesonCanon Chasuble
Richard WattisSeton
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CinemaSerf: There's little point in outlining the plot here - it's not what the film is about. It is the combination of characterisations and… Read full review