Story Line
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
“If the shoe doesn't fit...”
Top Cast
Lea Myren
Elvira
Ane Dahl Torp
Rebekka
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Agnes
Flo Fagerli
Alma
Isac Calmroth
Prince Julian
Malte Gårdinger
Isak
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
2025-03-07
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
HorrorComedyDrama
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User Reviews (4)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•7/3/2025Now I don’t suppose you’d have kicked “Prince Julian” (Isac Calmroth) out of bed for eating herring, but right from the start this apple of everyone’s eye looks distinctly dull! I’m not sure that the besotted “Elvira” (Lea Myren) realised that when s...
Sierbahnn
8/10
•6/1/2026Fairytale body-horror
This is a GRIM take on Cinderella, and very very ... ew. Not for the feint of heart, but if you came for the bodyhorror then you shall not be disappointed.
The setting for this is lovely, the acting appropriate, the directio...
Alunauwie
8/10
•6/26/2026*The Ugly Stepsister* offers a compelling reinterpretation of the Cinderella story by exploring themes of love, obsession, and unrealistic beauty standards through strong character motivations, unsettling visuals, and powerful performances. Although ...
Martin Oaks
7/10
•8/22/2026**Macabre anatomy of a fairy tale**
"The Ugly Stepsister" stands out in its field because it successfully deconstructs a universal myth through striking imagery that directly engages with the aesthetic obsessions of our time. It is a unsettling fi...