Maleficent
Don't believe the fairy tale.
2014 • 97 min • Fantasy · Adventure · Action · Family · Romance
Synopsis
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 9 · 75%
- 71 Audience · 13858 · 25%
After a heartbreaking betrayal, a powerful fairy curses a human king's baby, Princess Aurora. As Aurora grows, Maleficent becomes her unexpected protector, leading to a magical and emotional journey that redefines true love and family.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Magical creatures and dark spells may frighten some children.
- A significant betrayal involves a character being physically harmed while unconscious.
- Some intense fantasy battles involve magical powers and soldiers.
What it models well
- Redemption and forgiveness
- Unconventional family bonds
- The power of kindness
- Protecting nature
Talk about it after
- Different perspectives on a story
- What makes someone truly evil?
- The meaning of true love
- Forgiving those who hurt us
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Stromberg • Crew: Linda Woolverton
Trailers & clips
Costume Commentary - Notes on a Seam
Official Full Trailer
Teaser Trailer #1
Reviewer notes
Recommended79/100 This retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" is far better than I ever would have expected. I never paid much attention to it before and, after watching a trailer, I thought maybe we would like this. My wife and I loved it. Jolie, as the scorned fairy who regains her love, and Fanning, as the cursed king's daughter, were absolutely stellar.…
RecommendedPerrault's "Sleeping Beauty" is easily my favourite Walt Disney adaptation and this film takes up on by far the best character from that delightful animation - the wicked witch "Maleficent". It tells us how this true epitome of wickedness was actually quite a good-natured elf until an evil king duped her and stole her wings.…
RecommendedGood movie seeing how maleficent became maleficent. Pretty bogus what they did to her. Now she fights to get her wings back.
Recommended_TL:DR An enchanting retelling of a classic story which really holds it's own with the changes in it's story-line. If you love magical worlds, definitely give this one a watch! (7/10 on the Dragon-Scale for including two very badass dragons!)_ I truly appreciate the modern trend of humanizing the "villains" in a story, real life is rarely as simple as: 'This person is just evil.…
RecommendedNot as dark or deep as I was expecting/wanting, but it is cool to see a different telling of <em>'Sleeping Beauty'</em>. Angelina Jolie fits as the titular character, bringing with her a good performance. Elle Fanning (Aurora), Sharlto Copley (Stefan) and Sam Riley (Diaval) play their respective roles well enough, but neither come close to matching Jolie - as you'd probably expect.…
RecommendedGood watch, would watch again, and can recommend. I'm not a big Angelina Jolie ("Lara Croft: Tomb Raider") fan, but she definitely nailed the part, and I felt for her when those things happened, so I'm definitely not going to say she's not a good actor.…
RecommendedToday, June 4, I went to see Maleficent on the birthday of its star, Angelina Jolie. In itself, nothing more than a funny coincidence, although when you think about it, it is customary for someone who is celebrating their birthday, to hand out treats. And boy, this was the best treat ever.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWhen I first read about this movie I was not entirely sure whether I liked the idea or not. After having watched it I have to say that I really liked it. It is a nice fairy tale based on the Sleeping Beauty but from the perspective of the evil fairy (who is not really that evil actually) instead. As far as I am concerned the concept worked surprisingly well.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersNice re-interpretation of the sleeping beauty children's tale. Angelina Jolie has some really good moments in which a simple smile from her can make you shit your pants, although the interpretation is, in some parts, irregular. Elle Fanning is not a good option as "the Beauty" in the same way Kristen Stewart wasn't for Snow White. Angelina eats completely her role as Charlize Theron eat Stewart's.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.1/10 (13,858)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $180,000,000
- Box office
- $758,539,785
- Franchise
- Maleficent Collection
- IMDb
- tt1587310
- Official site
- movies.disney.com
