Few romantic period dramas have bewitched fans, body and soul, more than 2005’s "Pride and Prejudice." Keira Knightley earned her first Oscar nomination starring as Elizabeth Bennet, the Jane Austen heroine who exchanges wounding judgments and steamy glares with the wealthier but equally stubborn Mr. Darcy (Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen).
The Joe Wright-directed film, which also earned Oscar nods for its art direction, costume design and original score, features the most breathtaking walk across a field since Julian Sands made a wordless beeline to Helena Bonham Carter in 1985's "A Room With a View"; a chemistry that wouldn’t come close to being matched until Carey Mulligan handpicked Matthias Schoenaerts to play one of her love interests in 2015's "Far From the Madding Crowd"; and some of the most defiant dialogue this side of 2019's "Little Women."
