Great Expectations

1998 R 1h 51m 6.8

Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern-day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him.

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Studio(s): 20th Century Fox, The Linson Company

Originally Released: United States on Jan 30, 1998

Box Office Gross: $55,494,066.00

Budget: $25,000,000.00

Genres: Drama, Romance