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The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987
99 min
Adventure Family Fantasy Comedy Romance

Plot Summary

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

7.7
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.7
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

99 min
Runtime
1987-09-25
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1987
Year
Genres
Adventure Family Fantasy Comedy Romance

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User Reviews

bigbassdrum

10.0/10
Recent

The Princess Bride is ultimately a story of love - of a grandather for his grandson, of Inigo Montoya for his murdered father and between Buttercup and Wesley. It is an old fashioned fairy tale in a sense, but its imagination, wit and humour stands it apart from convention. The characters are endearing and essential to the plot. The pace of the film changes up and down beautifully throughout and the script is a joy, playing with words and ideas. Humanity prevails in this wonderous tale, I le...

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The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

10.0/10
Recent

**The Princess Bride is truly a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that everyone can and should enjoy.** There is nothing quite like The Princess Bride. It’s classic, timeless, charming, clever, hilarious, well-done, and just an all-around excellent film. The Princess Bride is good, safe, fun for the whole family, filled with romance, adventure, comedy, fantasy, action, and heroism. It’s a film for everyone and can be enjoyed by all ages. This film stands as an icon because of its touching romance, hi...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

Maybe not too surprisingly, a poorly young lad (Fred Savage) isn’t so keen on lying in bed being read a slushy romance about a princess by his granddad (Peter Falk) but he knows this book has been passed down through generations of the family and so decides to indulge the well-meaning gent. It doesn’t get any more scintillating for him when he is introduced to the lovelorn heroine “Buttercup” (Robin Wright) who has lost the love of her life “Westley” (Cary Elwes) and in return been saddled with ...

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