Is the movie The Importance of Being Earnest available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Director: Oliver Parker
Released: 2002
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson

At Stream Tracker, we help you cut through the streaming clutter to find where films like The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) are playing — whether on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+. Oliver Parker’s film brings Oscar Wilde’s 1890s drawing-room comedy to life with tea-table wit, bunburying, dandyish charm and a delightful tangle of mistaken identities when two gentlemen both assume the name “Ernest.” In this article, we’ll take you through current availability, regional notes and the easiest ways to watch the adaptation — so you can decide whether to settle in at the country house or hunt for it on Netflix.

Synopsis

In 1890s England, two young bachelors secretly adopt the same alias, "Ernest," and their scheme unravels when both fall for women who are enamored of that name, setting off a riotous chain of romantic misunderstandings and mistaken identities.

Release date

2002

Duration

1h 37min

Rating

Director

Oliver Parker

Country

France, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis

Genre(s)

Comédie, Drame, Romance

Cast