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The Ugly Stepsister

2025 · 109 min

A grimly funny, squirm-inducing fairy-tale body horror that makes you wince and laugh at the same time.

Tagline: If the shoe doesn't fit...
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, bleak and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, class, betrayal
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
class
betrayal
family
Places: single country house
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong