Cinderella Story (2004)

Samantha Montgomery (Hilary Duff) or “Sam”, had a rough childhood with her father dying in an earthquake and a new stepmother with two terrible daughters. But on the bright side, Sam has a great best friend named Carter (Dan Byrd) and an e-mail relationship with a guy named Nomad. One day, Sam gets an e-mail from her Nom Domad saying that he wants to meet her in the middle of the dance floor at the high school Halloween dance. She accepted the invitation and glided into the room dressed in her best outfit ever. Her NOMAD takes her out where they share a romantic dance together and Sam realizes that her e-mail friend is the most popular guy at school, Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray). She’s back at her stepmother’s diner before she knows she’s gone to the dance and dropped her phone along the way. Austin finds it and begins his Cinderella search.