The Princess Bride

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The Princess Bride

PG

Released Oct 1, 1987

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

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A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience.

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A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh.

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Chris Chase

New York Daily News

Mandy Patinkin, an actor not known for humor, is particularly wonderful as Inigo, a Spaniard out to avenge the death of his father at the hands...

Feb 9, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's an adventure which reaches back to golden-age Hollywood and the devil-may-care world of Douglas Fairbanks or Tyrone Power playing Zorro, or Errol Flynn playing Robin Hood.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 23, 2017

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

The Princess Bride easily transcends expectations, as a fantasy that has a few pertinent things to say about the genre, including the odd fact that the heroes of such things are often prettier than the heroines.

Feb 17, 2016

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Karen M. Peterson

Citizen Dame

An incredible cast, so imaginative... How can anyone not like 'The Princess Bride?'

Apr 30, 2025

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Armond White

National Review

What’s unacceptable about this threadbare fantasy is its contemporary irrelevance. Reiner and Goldman betray the instructional tradition that fables and legends pass on.

Feb 9, 2024

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

a charming and utterly disarming swashbuckling fairy tale that is also a smart, funny satire of swashbuckling fairy tales

Rated: 4/4

Oct 8, 2023

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Susan

This movie is an absolute classic. As the grandfather says, it has romance, pirates adventure, Magic, revenge, and justice! Beautifully shot, the actors are great. The dialogue is witty – no reason not to love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Christina

Not watching this in the theater isINCONCEIVABLE! )

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Ken S.

Enduring classic. Touches all of the emotional bases.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Brynn A

Hey, this is my review on The Princess Bride. As a movie that is fairly old it doesn't look too bad in terms of cgi. It may have some harsh topics though including murder, suicide, and poison. I loved the plot in this movie. It had lots of twists and turns throughout the movie. The plot was great but I especially loved how it is given from a point of view where it was a grandpa reading to his grandson. My favorite character was Westley. Westley was the true love of the princess and he gave off hero vibes. The music in this movie was not very pronounced but gave a subtle addition to the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Sue W

Everyone has already said most of what there is to say about this movie: the loving spoof of at least three or four movie genres, the appeal across the generation gap (people who loved it as kids now love it as parents), the brilliant fencing scenes, the broad comedy when it's least expected, and the top-notch performances by everyone. So I'll use this space to say this: while you're enjoying everything else, also pay attention to Mark Knopffler's wonderful score. It features his melodies and his guitar-hero virtuosity at their lyrical best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Enzo P

A simple but interesting story it has a begging a middle and a end

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Synopsis

A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience.

Director: Rob Reiner
Producer: Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman
Screenwriter: William Goldman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Princess Bride Ltd., Act III Communications, Buttercup Films Ltd.
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1987, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.9M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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