Samska tridesetletnica Jane je na videz običajna ženska z neko skrivnostjo: uničevalno obsedenostjo z romanom "Prevzetnost in pristranost" oz. njeno filmsko priredbo s Colinom Firthom v vlogi gospoda Darcyja – z njim se preprosto ne more kosati noben resničen moški v njenem življenju. Zato sklene zapraviti življenjske prihranke za obisk tematskega parka Jane Austen, kjer naj bi končno spoznala pravega džentelmena in popolnega partnerja zase. Igra vlog nenadoma postane bolj realna, kot si je Jane to sploh obetala.
Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.