The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Den stygge stesøsteren
If the shoe doesn't fit...
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The Ugly Stepsister rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 45K votes
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic70%
TMDb7.328/10· 1K votesWith 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Ugly Stepsister
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.
Cast of The Ugly Stepsister
Lea Myren
as Elvira
Ane Dahl Torp
as Rebekka
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
as Agnes
Flo Fagerli
as Alma
Isac Calmroth
as Prince Julian
Malte Gårdinger
as Isak
Ralph Carlsson
as Otto
Cecilia Forss
as Sophie von Kronenberg
Katarzyna Herman
as Madam Vanja
Adam Lundgren
as Dr. Esthétique
Willy Ramnek Petri
as Frederik von Bluckfish
Kyrre Hellum
as Jan
The Ugly Stepsister facts
- Original title
- Den stygge stesøsteren
- Budget
- $4.3M
- Box office
- $5.3M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Exuberant visual style subverting beauty standards
- •Dark humor perfectly balancing horror and comedy
- •Body horror integrated thoughtfully into fairy tale deconstruction
What the audience disliked
- •Body horror elements may be too intense for audience
- •Experimental tone potentially alienates mainstream viewers
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