SummaryDriven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king’s newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Ma... Read More
Directed By:Robert Stromberg
Written By:Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears
Maleficent
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Mixed or Average
56
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Generally Favorable
6.8
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
43% Positive
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May 29, 2014
83
Yet nothing in their visually stimulating film registers as strongly as Jolie’s enigmatic, ever-changing face.
User score
Generally Favorable
61% Positive
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91 Ratings
91 Ratings
Aug 27, 2025
10
maleficent was such a good movie because it told the story about how maleficent became evil but she really wasn't evil because she was a fairy who had wings but her wings were cut off when she met Stefan when he was a kid and years later he comes back to see her older and that's when like he gets the idea to cut off her wings so he can become king later you see him known as King Stefan no but you seem maleficent who is now furious and frustrated with that her friend who she had feelings for when they were kids somehow backstabbed her and took something that she had which was her wings NUC that's how she became evil but she wasn't evil she just wanted her wings back and wanted to show Stefan and Aurora she felt like a close bond with maleficent and like maleficent felt like a mom to Aurora because see maleficent caring for Aurora like right in the middle of the movie to wear she's trying to reverse the curse but it's too late and you see like true love kiss didn't work for the prince but you find out that true love kiss is actually maleficent because you can definitely like see the change in maleficent personality on how she went from one revenge to now she's like a mother to a child that is not really hers but she treats Aurora like her own child because Aurora calls maleficent fairy godmother
May 20, 2023
10
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May 29, 2014
67
Maleficent feels spit-balled into more directions than barely 90 minutes of story time can adequately cover. It's once upon a time, happily ever after and a lot of undeveloped drama in between.
May 28, 2014
60
Despite its pitfalls, Maleficent entertains because of Jolie, who holds the wavering threads of Stromberg's spinning wheel together with aplomb.
May 30, 2014
50
Jolie’s commitment to the part is admirable: She gives this Maleficent a real emotional urgency. But the rest of the movie lets her down.
May 28, 2014
42
Maleficent desperately tries to create a character whose motivation you will understand and empathize with. But the screenplay and direction are such a tangled, thorny patch of conflicting ideas that it's hard to tell what that motivation is supposed to be.
May 30, 2014
30
Except for Angelina Jolie, exemplary as the fairy badmother who laid a narcotic curse on an infant princess, this pricey live-action drama is a dismaying botch.
Feb 15, 2022
10
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Jul 6, 2022
6
Ambitious, dark and wholly thrilling! This twisted retelling of the sleeping beauty folklore is a wonderful treat that through switching who it centers provides a more moving story. When a powerful fairy disregards warning to interact with humans she strikes up a deep friendship with a poor peasant boy that ends in betrayal. Betrayed Maleficent casts a curse on the peasant turned king's daughter that has unforseen consequences for both of them
Aug 18, 2021
6
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land. (6)
Dec 3, 2017
3
A grim, poorly written film that's only real achievement is it's CGI. My hatred of Disney's recent series of reimaginings of it's classic traditionally animated movies, showing them immense disrespect and possibly harming their legacy among more discerning filmgoers not familiar with the originals.
Dec 2, 2017
3
A grim, poorly written film that's only real achievement is it's CGI. My hatred of Disney's recent series of reimaginings of it's classic traditionally animated movies, showing them immense disrespect and possibly harming their legacy among more discerning filmgoers not familiar with the originals.
Production Company:
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Roth Films
- Jolie Pas
Release Date:May 30, 2014
Duration:1 h 37 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Evil has a beginning.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
