Films The Ugly Stepsister

Film • 2025 • Body Horror, Comedy, Drama, …

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.

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Cast & Crew

Emilie BlichfeldtDirector & Writer
Lea MyrenElvira
Ane Dahl TorpRebekka
Thea Sofie Loch NæssAgnes
Flo FagerliAlma
Isac CalmrothPrince Julian
Malte GårdingerIsak
Ralph CarlssonOtto
Cecilia ForssSophie von Kronenberg
Katarzyna HermanMadam Vanja
Adam LundgrenDr. Esthétique
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Details

Status	Released
Release	March 7, 2025
Origins	Norway
Genres	Body Horror Comedy Drama Horror Psychological Horror Satire Slasher Horror
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Reviews	‘The Ugly Stepsister’: Sundance Review Screen • screendaily.com ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Stylish Norwegian Debut Takes ‘Cinderella’ for a Body-Horror Spin Lovia Gyarkye • hollywoodreporter.com Sundance 2025: A Gay and Trans Festival Recap Drew Burnett Gregory • autostraddle.com The Ugly Stepsister movie review (2025) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com Movie Review: Can “The Ugly Stepsister” make that Glass Slipper fit? Movie Nation • rogersmovienation.com Impressively nasty body horror puts The Ugly Stepsister through a beautification gauntlet AV Club • avclub.com A Shockingly Gory Feminist Reimagining of ‘Cinderella’? The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Beauty Is Pain in a Squeamish Cinderella Story for the Feminist Body Horror Age Ryan Lattanzio • indiewire.com The Ugly Stepsister review — so gruesome I had to look away Kevin Maher, Chief Film Critic • thetimes.com The Ugly Stepsister review: A Cinderella horror story BFI • bfi.org.uk

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