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Ever After: A Cinderella Story

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This updated adaptation of the classic fairytale tells the story of Danielle, a vibrant young woman who is forced into servitude after the death of her father. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off her own two daughters. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when she meets the charming Prince Henry.

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Ever After: A Cinderella Story

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Ever After is a sweet, frothy twist on the ancient fable, led by a solid turn from star Barrymore.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 08/16/2010
Drew Barrymore plays the complicated belle of the climactic ball and develops a convincing intellectually based friendship with the prince. Go to Full Review
Leonard Klady Variety 07/01/2008
The script by Susannah Grant, Rick Parks and director Andy Tennant successfully maintains the story's period trappings while introducing a heroine with modern resonance. Go to Full Review
Wally Hammond Time Out 01/26/2006
Given that this is adolescent romance, never straying far from traditional stereotypes, its 'progressive' feel-good aura is mainly down to Barrymore, whose limitations are only exposed in big love scenes. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight 10/05/2023
3/4
This is a fun film that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys medieval literature or motion pictures and especially those out there who love fantasy. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 04/30/2019
A-
Drew Barrymoore and Dougray Scott have great chemistry together. Go to Full Review
Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews 03/20/2015
'Ever After' presents a plucky Cinderella for today's women and beyond. Go to Full Review
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Melissa M @Lisey 18h The story of Cinderella has been told so many times. There has to be a different spin on it. Or it would be no different than the original story. Telling the story the same way over & over again would be pointless. It's interesting to see Drew Barrymore speak with a British accent. She's bloody brilliant. The movie has action, adventure, & romance. Some parts of the film are heartfelt. Particularly like the part when her character dresses up like a noble woman to save the life of a servant. She frees the servant using the prince's money. What she gave her earlier in the film ensure her silence for recognizing him. It's nice to see the character of Cinderella as a protagonist & not as a helpless hapless character. Ever after: A Cinderella story is a fun family friendly film. See more La'Niyla T. @RT43080463 Apr 5 This movie was pretty good although it did make me mad the whole entire movie. My opinion I feel like Danielle should never have gotten with the prince. And I wish that the stepmother died 😕 also Daniela never got to explain her hard life story before the prince judged her for being a peasant and even though he is her husband she's still didn't tell him about her past. The movie would have went way more neat if she just told him a long time ago about her past and the truth about her name. See more A F @berbanator Mar 3 Five stars, no notes. My favorite Cinderella story ever. See more Lance P @Magnum44 Feb 22 This is my favorite version of the Cinderella story and also one of my favorite movies. The cast, the chemistry, and how the story is told makes it a movie worth watching for all ages! See more Jason N. @JasonSn84 Jan 5 Sweet movie, it took the fairy tale, and turned it into a good film. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 8 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This updated adaptation of the classic fairytale tells the story of Danielle, a vibrant young woman who is forced into servitude after the death of her father. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off her own two daughters. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when she meets the charming Prince Henry.
Director
Andy Tennant
Producer
Mireille Soria, Tracey Trench
Screenwriter
Andy Tennant, Susannah Grant, Rick Parks
Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$65.7M
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1), 35mm
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