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Modern Persuasion

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A modern telling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion." Wren Cosgrove is a happy, single, and self-confessed workaholic who, after rising to the top of the corporate ladder, finds herself coming home every night to her cat. When her firm is hired by Owen Jasper, "the man who got away," long-lost feelings are stirred, giving Wren a second chance at true love.
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Cath Clarke Guardian 02/03/2021
2/5
The biggest crime against Austen, and the film's fundamental flaw, is turning woman-of-substance Anne Elliot into yet another romcom thirtysomething cat lady sighing dreamily at the Manhattan skyline while waiting for Mr Right. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 12/16/2020
Both too innocuous and too flatly imagined to stir much feeling either way. Go to Full Review Jade Budowski Decider 04/20/2021
Succumbs to many a cliché and never allows any real sparks to fly between its two leads. Go to Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media 01/08/2021
2/5
Bland Austen modernization has drinking, innuendo. Go to Full Review Loren King AWFJ.org 12/28/2020
There's no cliche left unturned except the heartbroken heroine gorging on a carton of ice cream. Go to Full Review Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com 12/22/2020
5/10
A modern version of Jane Austen's Persuasion that isn't very modern and not at all persuadable. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 09/03/2022 Tem coisa mais gostosa que curtir as manhãs de férias assistindo uma comédia romântica leve, divertida e muito gostosa, sob as cobertas num diazinho frio... #perfeito tão lindinho, tão fofinho, tão clichezinho e tão emocionante que até chorei... #emocionei Destaque para os personagens e aquele humor seco que eu super amo... See more 05/18/2021 I came with low expectations, because of other reviews. I decided to not pay for a viewing. It's finally on Hulu. This movie was more fun than I anticipated, but I'm a sucker for any film adaptation of Jane Austin. See more Read all reviews
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Alex Appel

Director

Alicia Witt

Wren Cosgrove

Daniella Pineda

Kate Grant

Bebe Neuwirth

Vanessa Perry

Liza Lapira

Lizzie Lynch

Mark Moses

Grayson Keller

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Synopsis A modern telling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion." Wren Cosgrove is a happy, single, and self-confessed workaholic who, after rising to the top of the corporate ladder, finds herself coming home every night to her cat. When her firm is hired by Owen Jasper, "the man who got away," long-lost feelings are stirred, giving Wren a second chance at true love.
Director
Alex Appel
Producer
Alex Appel, Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell
Screenwriter
Jonathan Lisecki
Production Co
Tangerine Entertainment, Tortyfly Pictures
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 27m
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