Maleficent

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Maleficent: 'Dream' Trailer

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Maleficent: 'Wings' Trailer

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Maleficent: Teaser Trailer 1

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Cast

Angelina Jolie
as Maleficent

Sharlto Copley
as Stefan

Elle Fanning
as Princess Aurora

Brenton Thwaites
as Prince Philip

Imelda Staunton
as Knotgrass

Sam Riley
as Diaval

Miranda Richardson

Juno Temple
as Thistletwit

Lesley Manville
as Flittle

Kenneth Cranham
as King Henry

Janet McTeer
as Narrator

Hannah New
as Princess Leila

Sarah Flind
as Princess Leila's Handmaiden

Isobelle Molloy
as Young Maleficent

Michael Higgins
as Young Stefan

Ella Purnell
as Teen Malificent

Jackson Bews
as Teen Stefan

Angus Wright
as Advisor to King Henry

Oliver Maltman
as Advisor to King Henry

Gary Cargill
as Nobleman

John O'Toole
as Nobleman

Harry Attwell
as Nobleman

Anthony May
as Nobleman

James Hicks
as Military Nobleman

Alden 'Stephen' Chase
as General

Mark Caven
as General

Chris Leaney
as General

Jamie Maclachlan
as Soldier in Wood

Shaun Smith
as Soldier in Wood

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
as Aurora (5 yrs.)

Eleanor Worthington-Cox
as Aurora (8 yrs.)

John Macmillan
as Captain

Tim Treloar
as Farmer

Peter G. Reed
as Voice of Guard

Marama Corlett
as Servant

Liam McKenna
as King Henry's Captain

Steven Cree
as Overseer

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Critic Reviews for Maleficent

Audience Reviews for Maleficent

• 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.
  Red L Super Reviewer
• 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.
  Matthew M Super Reviewer
• 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.
  Harry W Super Reviewer
• 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.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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