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      Maleficent

      2014, Fantasy/Adventure, 1h 38m

      278 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      Angelina Jolie's magnetic performance outshines Maleficent's dazzling special effects; unfortunately, the movie around them fails to justify all that impressive effort. Read critic reviews

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      As a beautiful young woman of pure heart, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) has an idyllic life in a forest kingdom. When an invading army threatens the land, Maleficent rises up to become its fiercest protector. However, a terrible betrayal hardens her heart and twists her into a creature bent on revenge. She engages in an epic battle with the invading king's successor, then curses his newborn daughter, Aurora -- realizing only later that the child holds the key to peace in the kingdom.

      • Rating: PG (Sequences of Fantasy Action|Frightening Images|Sequences of Fantasy Violence)

      • Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Robert Stromberg

      • Producer: Joe Roth

      • Writer: Linda Woolverton

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $241.4M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Walt Disney

      • Production Co: Roth Films, Walt Disney Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Datasat

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Juno Temple
      Brenton Thwaites
      Sarah Flind
      Hannah New
      Isobelle Molloy
      Michael Higgins
      Ella Purnell
      Jackson Bews
      Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
      Joe Roth
      Angelina Jolie
      Don Hahn
      Palak Patel
      Matt Smith
      Sarah Bradshaw
      Dean Semler
      Gary Freeman
      Dylan Cole
      Chris Lebenzon
      Richard Pearson
      Anna B. Sheppard
      Frank Walsh
      Lee Sandales

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      • Mar 31, 2017
        I enjoyed Maleficent. It is easy to see how Maleficent would cast that spell on Aurora, and how she might have second thoughts later. Angelina Jolie did a bang up job playing Maleficent.
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      • May 02, 2016
        While it may have Angelina Jolie in the title role doing a fantastic job, everything is weak - from cookie cutter special effects to a unbelievably weak supporting cast, but the biggest offense of Maleficent is the complete misuse of the title character, missing the mark so completely that it's a mystery as to why the script was made in this format.
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      • Apr 20, 2016
        A lavishly OTT computer generated universe sacrifices all heart that the story could've had. Jolie can't seem to make up her mind on how to present the character of Maleficent, drifting between a trashy scary drag queen and a brooding mistress of all evil. I think I would've enjoyed it more if they hadn't changed the original story like having Diaval transform into the dragon and her kiss being the one that wakes Aurora - though this is clever, it doesn't make much sense. Also the fairies are too weird and reminiscent of the bobble-headed Red Queen from Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland. The film is so thickly drenched in CGI it becomes almost like a video game and that's disappointing.
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      • Dec 28, 2014
        Disney bastardizes their animated classic Sleeping Beauty with the updated adaptation Maleficent, which follows the recent trend of de-vilifying fairytale villains. Angelina Jolie stars as a guardian fairy named Maleficent who is betrayed by a former childhood friend, causing her to seek revenge by cursing his first born child to a death-like sleep on her sixteenth birthday. Jolie gives an extraordinary and charismatic performance that makes Maleficent a compelling character. However, the film seems to go out of its way to belittle and malign the humans and the three good fairies. Additionally, Disney cheaps out on the special effects; delivering some really shoddy CGI. But, James Newton Howard's score picks up some of the slack by providing powerful and sweeping themes that heighten the fantasy quality. Maleficent has some good action and puts a few interesting twists on the original story, but overall it's an unnecessary and inferior retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
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