Ella Cinders

Ella Cinders

A COMEDY ON THE MOVIES WITH THE IRREPRESSIBLE COLEEN MOORE!

Directed by Alfred E. Green

Produced by John McCormick Productions

192675 min7.1 / 10

A buoyant silent-era Cinderella comedy about an underdog girl who escapes her stepfamily's cruelty through pluck and talent, finding success and love in Hollywood.

Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job non-existent. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.

Questions people ask

  • Does Ella Cinders end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Ella Cinders easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Ella Cinders scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ella Cinders violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Ella Cinders sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ella Cinders

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ella Cinders

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ella Cinders, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ella Cinders, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ella Cinders, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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