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The Ugly Stepsister (2025) | Top 3% · CriticCrunch

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The Ugly Stepsister

Movie2025·109 min

The Ugly Stepsister

Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt

Horror Comedy Drama

An Oscar-nominated horror comedy film directed by Emilie Blichfeldt.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 3%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

1K ratings

About The Ugly Stepsister

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, ambition hubris, identity self discovery, medieval, fantasy mythology, grand estate, small town, siblings, rivals, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, competition tournament, rise and fall, body horror, gothic horror, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Emilie Blichfeldt
Language: Norwegian

Cast

Lea Myren, Ane Dahl Torp, Thea Sofie Loch Næss

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Makeup & Hairstyling (2025)

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How The Ugly Stepsister Ranks

All movies

Top 3%

2020s movies

Top 3%

Horror movies

Top 4%

★2020s Horror movies

Top 3%

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

The Ugly Stepsister Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredfunnypersonalhauntingunsettling

stylized

What it's about

competition tournamentrise & fallobsessionambition hubrisidentity self discoveryoutsider misfitvillain protagonistsiblingsrivalsfantasy mythologybody horrorgothic horrorforbidden star crossedgrand estatesmall townmedieval

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy