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Emma (1996)

★ 6.6 · 669 ratings on TMDB

Cupid is armed and dangerous!

Emma poster★ 6.6

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

DirectorDouglas McGrath
CastAlan Cumming, Denys Hawthorne, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam
GenresComedy, Drama, Romance
The emergence reading

Emma keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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