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Movie Info

With help from a princely shoe salesman, her godmother's vintage garb and an identity switch, a young woman (Portia Doubleday) exposes her evil stepfamily and saves her father's fashion company.

Genre:

romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

Sean Garrity
Producer:

Don Carmody, Robin Crumley, Gabriella Martinelli, Jane Silverstone-Segal
Writer:

Kate Melville, Jason Sherman
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 24, 2015 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$160.2K
Runtime:

1h 42m
Production Co:

Myriad Pictures

Cast & Crew

Portia Doubleday
Kate , Nate

Chris Noth
Lee

Lauren Holly
Elise

Marc-André Grondin
Daniel

Natalie Krill
Tannis

Anna Hopkins
Simone

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Critics Consensus: The Age of Adaline is Charming But Uneven

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Critic Reviews for After the Ball

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (12)

Portia Doubleday stars in a frothy teen comedy as unobjectionable as it is unmemorable.

April 24, 2015 | Full Review…

Andrew Barker
Variety
If Shakespeare had a go at "Cinderella," and the result was later adapted for a 21st-century romantic comedy, it might look something like "After the Ball."

April 23, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Tom Keogh
Seattle Times
For a film ostensibly attuned to the world of fashion, the film's portrayal of queer men is decidedly retro.

April 23, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Charles Bramesco
The Dissolve
Certainly, the production values echo those of high-end made-for-TV fare, but the cast and amusing script more than make up for what the movie lacks in gloss.

February 27, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Nathalie Atkinson
Globe and Mail
It's pretty much a one-joke effort that wants to be The Devil Wears Prada but plays more like a middling episode of a TV sitcom.

February 26, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Linda Barnard
Toronto Star
Tries a bit too hard to please, but Doubleday has good chemistry with love interest/prince charming Marc-André Grondin and Holly has some one-dimensional fun as the villainous stepmother.

February 2, 2021 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
Ultimately, if you want to choke on a narrative that is rife with clichs and devoid of any real moral message then stick After The Ball on, if not, there are surely more productive things you can do... Such as watching paint dry.

January 27, 2016 | Rating: 1/10 | Full Review…

Ford Maddox Brown
Starburst
Cinderella offshoot has dull characters, predictable plot.

September 15, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Tracy Moore
Common Sense Media
[A] movie that curiously attempts to humanize an aloof industry by associating it with a 17th-century fairy tale.

May 8, 2015 | Full Review…

Pete Vonder Haar
L.A. Weekly
Retaining a handful of laughs and guiding a winning lead performance from Portia Doubleday, director Sean Garrity keeps "After the Ball" on target, preserving mischief and romance, providing a charming viewing experience.

April 23, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
After the Ball is one-third Cinderella, one-third The Devil Wears Prada, and one third Twelfth Night. If you're going to attempt to duplicate the success of such works, you've got to be a little sharper than it ends up being.

April 23, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
Cinderella adrift in the fashion world is the premise for this harmless piece of fluff.

April 23, 2015 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International