The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Two 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 identities...

IMDb rating	6.8
Producers	Miramax, Ealing Studios
Original title	The Importance of Being Earnest
Directors	Oliver Parker
Writers	Oscar Wilde, Oliver Parker

Cast

Rupert Everett

as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

as John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

as Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

as Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

as Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

as Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

as Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

as Lane

Patrick Godfrey

as Merriman

Charles Kay

as Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan

as Dowager