A whimsical heiress, cursed by an old family secret, finds romance when she bucks convention.
Romantic and feel-good. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), YouTube (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
It stays inside its PG, with mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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