New Sense and Sensibility Debuts at 82% on Rotten Tomatoes

Georgia Oakley's new adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility has debuted with an 82% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews, a preliminary score that is not yet high or low enough to earn Certified Fresh or Rotten status, according to a report published September 21, 2026. The film, Oakley's second feature after Blue Jean, is directed from a screenplay by Diana Reid and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood, Esme Creed-Miles as Marianne, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret. George MacKay, Fiona Shaw, Caitriona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, Stacy Martin and Tom Brooke also appear. Early reviews broadly agree that Oakley offers a moodier, more naturalistic take on the 1811 novel, moving between polished interiors and a rugged landscape of fields and forests. Several critics singled out Creed-Miles's vivacious Marianne and the chemistry between the two elder sisters as the film's strengths. One review described the sisterly bond as the film's real love story, while another quoted a newspaper review calling the cast's portrayal of that bond "so intuitive and tender" that "it seems almost subliminal.