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Trap for Cinderella

Trap for Cinderella

The trap is set.

2013100 minNot RatedMidcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Director
Iain Softley
Starring
Tuppence Middleton, Alexandra Roach, Kerry Fox, Frances de la Tour

A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.

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Where can I watch Trap for Cinderella?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Trap for Cinderella streaming on AMC+ and Sundance Now via Prime Video and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Trap for Cinderella?

Trap for Cinderella earns 1 badge: Nonlinear.

Reception

Is Trap for Cinderella worth watching?

Trap for Cinderella's Midcredits score is the 30th percentile of all films, from 2.3K ratings across 5 sources. 34% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

30th percentile

Better received than 30% of films

29th percentile among Crime31st percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)33rd
Approval (how many liked it)29th

56 /100

33rd percentile of all films

31st percentile among Crime35th percentile among 2010s

Critics 39 · Audience 58

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 5.8 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

34% liked it

29th percentile of all films

29th percentile among Crime28th percentile among 2010s
34% rated it 7–1066% rated it 1–6

Critics 25% · Audience 23%

On Rotten Tomatoes, critics and audiences approve at similar rates.

Reach

How many have seen it

59th percentile

2.3K ratings across platforms

51st percentile among Crime62nd percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

Box office

Worldwide gross$4.3K

7th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both camps agree the film is an ambitious, twist-laden psychological thriller centered on an intense, possibly obsessive female friendship, diverging on whether that makes for compelling cinema.

Fans praised

  • clever double- and triple-twist construction
  • emotionally rich central relationship well acted by Middleton and Roach
  • moody, absorbing psychological thriller atmosphere

Detractors panned

  • slow pacing that undercuts engagement
  • convoluted, implausible plot with loose ends
  • cheap nudity and gimmicky twists substitute for real tension

What stands out

ActingDivisive68

Praised for Tuppence Middleton and Alexandra Roach's chemistry, with Kerry Fox singled out as a sinister standout

AtmosphereDivisive65

Moody, tawdry film noir vibe praised; detractors find it dated or clunky

CharactersDivisive62

Complex, deep-rooted relationship between the two leads; detractors find them unrelatable and obsession 'creepy'

OriginalityDivisive55

Fresh take on amnesia thriller with meta 'viewer solves it' ending; detractors see derivative Ripley retread

EndingDivisive55

Fans love the triple twist and viewer-solves-it ending; detractors find it baffling or unsatisfying

Cinematography50

Mixed reactions: some call it good with excellent moments, others note shaky camera and lackluster visuals

Plot and storyDivisive45

Twist-laden with multiple reveals; fans praise clever double bluff, detractors call it convoluted with plot holes

PacingDivisive35

Slow start cited by both camps; some fans say it picks up, detractors find it a slog until the end

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 2 points apart
  • US vs non-US 9 points apart

Watch experience

What is Trap for Cinderella like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Tense and gripping: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want something tense that holds you to the end.

It is intense and leaves you haunted. Skip it when you want an easy night or you want every question answered.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Tense and gripping.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseMelancholicBittersweet
Heaviest: late
Dark humor
Register
Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Dreamlike · 2% of films: Logic gives way to atmosphere and association.
Told as
Nonlinear · 6% of films: Events shown out of chronological order.
ToneThe film maintains a brooding, introspective tone as the protagonist pieces together her fragmented memory, with dreamlike sequences that blur reality.
The rideBuilding unease throughout, with a heavy emotional reveal in the final act as the protagonist's identity crisis peaks.
StructureThe story is told through fragmented flashbacks as the protagonist recovers her memory, with scenes out of chronological order.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Haunted.

Haunting · 14% of filmsThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe film lingers with a haunting sense of lost identity and a tangled web of betrayal, leaving the viewer to ponder what is real.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MysteryEnigma
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7% (this title): Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2% (this title)
  • No archetype 22%

Mystery: A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered. · Enigma: The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).

7% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe protagonist's amnesia and the search for her true identity drive a mystery that questions what is real and who is trustworthy.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfIdentitySelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% (this title) · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% (this title) · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Self

Identity · 14% of filmsTrauma · 7% of filmsMemory · 3% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film explores the fractured self after trauma, as the protagonist struggles to remember who she was and who she might become.
StanceThe film examines identity as something fragile and uncertain, questioning whether the self can be rebuilt after trauma.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticRealistic
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score · Christian Henson
SettingSwinging London and the French Riviera of memory and aftermath
MusicA brooding orchestral score underscores the protagonist's disorientation and recovery.

Content guide

Is Trap for Cinderella okay for kids?

Not Rated

Trap for Cinderella is not rated. As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (33/100), sexual content at moderate (50/100), drug and alcohol content at moderate (50/100) and frightening material at mild (33/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 4 other countries
  • UK15
  • Germany12
  • Ireland15
  • South Korea15
Overall
Moderate · 4 of 5 categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Mild
too few votes to rank (2 votes)
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
too few votes to rank (8 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
Moderate
too few votes to rank (2 votes)
Frightening / Intense
Mild
too few votes to rank (2 votes)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (14 votes across 4 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Trap for Cinderella have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Trap for Cinderella?

Cast

Tuppence Middleton
as Micky
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Alexandra Roach
as Do
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Kerry Fox
as Julia
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Frances de la Tour
as Elinor
Emilia Fox
as Dr. Sylvie Wells
Aneurin Barnard
as Jake
Stanley Weber
as Serge
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Alex Jennings
as Chance
Maisie Lloyd
as Young Do
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Erich Redman
as Dr. Muller
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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Movies like Trap for Cinderella include One Deadly Summer (1983), Deadly Illusions (2021) and The Unknown Woman (2006). Of the 6 closest matches, most are psychological thrillers, and most are films set in high society.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

5 of these 6 share its story type: enigma. Those cards say what else they share.

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