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After the Ball

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2015 | 101 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    25% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $234K worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sean Garrity

  • Portia DoubledayKate / Nate
  • Marc-André GrondinDaniel
  • Chris NothLee
  • Lauren HollyElsie
  • Natalie KrillTannis
  • Anna HopkinsSimone
  • Mimi KuzykBella
  • Carlo RotaRichard
  • Colin MochrieColin
  • Lola TashPolly