7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly promotes a feminist political ideology by critiquing systemic patriarchal beauty standards and gender oppression, using body horror to expose the damaging effects of these social structures on women's bodies and identities.
The film "The Ugly Stepsister" critically examines societal beauty standards, gender expectations, and class pressures through a dark, body-horror lens. It features intentional casting of diverse body types to challenge traditional norms and centers a narrative that explicitly portrays the physical and psychological costs of conforming to rigid ideals, particularly for women navigating social and economic advancement. The story humanizes marginalized characters and critiques systemic inequities, fostering reflection on identity and self-worth.
Secondary
The film portrays a lesbian couple whose relationship signifies resistance and freedom, challenging traditional norms. Their nuanced depiction, integrated into the feminist and queer critique, explores complex realities and survival strategies within a patriarchal society, ultimately affirming queer identity and love.
The Ugly Stepsister does not feature transsexual characters or themes. The film explores traditional gender roles, societal beauty standards, and the pressures placed on women within a patriarchal society, rather than addressing transsexual identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's main characters, including Elvira, Agnes, and Prince Julian, are portrayed with their canonical genders consistent with the original Cinderella fairy tale. No characters have an on-screen gender that differs from their established gender in the source material.
The film's casting and on-screen population are predominantly Northern European, consistent with the traditional European depiction of Cinderella fairy tale characters and the Scandinavian-inspired setting. No characters established as one race are portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.6
7.0
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