The Princess Bride

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The Princess Bride

PG

1987

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

Fantasy

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Neal Justin

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Aug 5, 2026

4.5/5

Just when the action threatens to get sappy, director Rob Reiner gives the film a modern-day twist.

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Bernard Zuel

Sydney Morning Herald

Apr 28, 2026

taking parodic elements, but retaining too much affection to parody, The Princess Bride has everything you could ask for in a movie.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Jan 7, 2026

10/10

The film's strength begins with a deftly crafted script that does what many had believed was impossible: converting a book to film without losing anything in translation.

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Lou Cedrone

Baltimore Sun

Jan 21, 2026

3/4

An almost constant delight.

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David Crumpler

Florida Times-Union

Jan 21, 2026

4/5

The Princess Bride is visually a very rich film. The camera shows us color as vivid as a child's imagination.

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David Elliott

Copley News Service

Jan 12, 2026

Reiner has a lot of light grace, and the film has a floating good spirit.

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Susan

Jan 28, 2025

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.

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Christina

Jan 26, 2025

Not watching this in the theater isINCONCEIVABLE! )

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John H

@jchmovies 16 hrs ago

All time classic. Have loved it for decades and our kids grew up loving it too.

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Josiah B

@RT87533393 1 day ago

Genuinely peak, excellent choreography, and some amazing writing.

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Miranda B

@RT22480332 1 day ago

A classic movie with amazing casting, dialogue and plot. It has something for everyone.

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Daniel K

@RT73008266 Oct 10, 2026

This film has everything fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles

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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: 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, Romance, Fantasy
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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