15 Of The Best Jane Eyre Movies And Adaptations, Ranked

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Adapting the famous story across the different entertainment mediums (dependent on what is popular and available at the time) has been a work in progress ever since.

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For this list, I only included adaptations available to watch, or in the case of radio, listen to currently.

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MATINEE THEATRE: JANE EYRE (1957)

In this truncated version of the story, the tale of the orphan, Jane, and her romance with Mr. Rochester is more Horror than Gothic with a campy style and bizarre performances. 15. Learn more

STUDIO ONE: JANE EYRE (1952)

14. The script interpretation resembles the 1949 Studio One adaptation with Charlton Heston. Photo: CBS Learn more

JANE EYRE (1934)

13. In this version, Jane is a gorgeous blonde bombshell with a snarky, independent personality. Mr. Rochester, on the other hand, is not very Byronic. Photo Credit: Monogram Pictures Learn more

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JANE EYRE (2013-2014)

12. If you enjoy web series, this one is fun to watch, and it adapts Jane to modern times decently, with Jane working as a nanny. Learn more

SANGDIL (1952)

11. Sangdil is an Indian Hindi-language romantic retelling of Jane Eyre and was a huge commercial success starring popular classic actors. Learn more