Great Expectations (1998)

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Director Alfonso Cuarón brings Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations to 1990s New York in this contemporary adaptation. Ethan Hawke stars as Finn, an aspiring artist who becomes captivated by the elegant but distant Estella, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, after a chance encounter in his youth. Years later, a mysterious patron enables Finn to pursue his artistic dreams in Manhattan, where he reconnects with Estella and attempts to win her affection. The ensemble cast includes Anne Bancroft, Chris Cooper, Gabriel Mann, and Hank Azaria, with a screenplay by Mitch Glazer that reimagines Dickens’ tale of ambition, desire, and self-discovery for a modern audience.

This is a single-disc DVD release from Twentieth Century Fox with a runtime of 111 minutes and an R rating for sexuality and language. A used copy from us means you own this drama-romance without the new retail cost.