Persuasion

Jul 1, 2022

1h 48m

★ 6.1

Overview

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

MRC

Bisous Pictures

Mad Chance

Fourth & Twenty Eight Films

Persuasion Trailers

Cast

Anne Elliot

Dakota Johnson

Captain Frederick Wentworth

Cosmo Jarvis

William Elliot

Henry Golding

Sir Walter Elliot

Richard E. Grant

Lady Russell

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Charles Musgrove (as Ben Bailey-Smith)

Ben Bailey Smith

Mary Musgrove

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Henrietta Musgrove

Izuka Hoyle

Louisa Musgrove

Nia Towle

Captain Harville

Edward Bluemel

Penelope Clay

Lydia Rose Bewley

Elizabeth Elliot

Yolanda Kettle

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