The movie explores Cinderella's "happily ever after" life as a princess in three stories, with help from her Fairy Godmother. First, Cinderella's awkward first days at the palace, during which she ...

A Cinderella Story is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman, written by Leigh Dunlap and stars Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Regina King.