The Bennet family consists of Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet, and five girls between the ages of 15 and 25. The girls' sole purpose in life is to find a husband to support them. Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley, one of the most monumental miscasts of all time), the second oldest, is the well-read, practical girl in the family. She would prefer to wait for true love rather than just be married to her first suitor. Her life, as well as her family's, is turned upside down when a rich young man moves nearby, bringing along a friend named Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen). Initially, Lizzie can't stand Darcy, but she soon finds out that first impressions may not be very accurate.