Happily N'Ever After

PG

Released Jan 5, 2007

1 hr. 27 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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6%

81 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

100,000+ Ratings

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Fairy Tale Land becomes a realm of happy endings gone wrong when Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Frieda (Sigourney Weaver), joins forces with legendary villains to tip the balance between good and evil. With events spinning wildly out of control, Cinderella (Sarah Michelle Gellar), or Ella for short, must lead a resistance movement to defeat Frieda and restore order to the kingdom.

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Critics Consensus

Happily N'Ever After has none of the moxy, edge, or postmodern wit of the other fairy-tales-gone-haywire CG movie it so blatantly rips off.

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Alexis R

When I saw this only had 6% on here, I was appalled. If you like/love Shrek, give this movie a chance please. I've loved this movie since I was a kid. It's seriously worth a watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Mark M

Happily N'ever after was total garbage. Dull animation and a dumb, horrendous storyline.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Charles H

What does this exist for?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/23

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Lord take food S

One of my absolute favorite childhood movies. Sure the effects and the look of the film is groggy, sure the main characters might be predictable but mambo and munk carry the movie and are very relatable characters. On top of that sound track is fire. Most of the bad reviews are obviously adult views which of course is not the target demographic. Growing up with this, seeing it while I was young. Pretty good movie. I've also seen the sequels and rewatch the first one to this day as it is the best. Big fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Audience Member

This movie is a marterpiece, funny and beautiful, so good that may appear bad to who dont know how to be happy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

GOD WHY?! This was just a waste.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Paul J. Bolger

Director

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Ella

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Rick

Andy Dick

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Wallace Shawn

Munk

Patrick Warburton

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Ann Kelly

BBC.com

Clunkingly obvious.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2007

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Simon Braund

Empire Magazine

Shrek this ain't. A lacklustre effort hampered by limp dialogue and lazy plotting.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2007

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David Fear

Time Out

The computerised animation is cut-rate; the script keeps piling on clunker jokes that even toddlers will find lame; and Prinze proves he isn't any better an actor in two dimensions than he is in three.

Rated: 1/6

Aug 1, 2007

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Megan Basham

WORLD

Happily N'Ever After only proves that the idea of modernizing the Brothers Grimm for the sake of laughs may have finally jumped the shark.

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Mike Barnard

Future Movies UK

Rated: 3/10

Aug 24, 2010

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Mel Valentin

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2010

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Synopsis

Fairy Tale Land becomes a realm of happy endings gone wrong when Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Frieda (Sigourney Weaver), joins forces with legendary villains to tip the balance between good and evil. With events spinning wildly out of control, Cinderella (Sarah Michelle Gellar), or Ella for short, must lead a resistance movement to defeat Frieda and restore order to the kingdom.

Director: Paul J. Bolger
Executive Producer: Rainer Söhnlein
Screenwriter: Robert Moreland
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Vanguard Films Production, BFC Berliner Film Companie, BAF Berlin Animation Films
Rating: PG (Some Mild Action|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2012
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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