Maleficent
Directed by Robert Stromberg
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… From TMDB
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Viewers praise the film for humanizing the villain and offering a fresh perspective on the classic tale. [1][2][3] Angelina Jolie's performance as Maleficent is widely acclaimed as captivating and fitting. [4][2][5] Some reviewers note the visual effects and magical world are enchanting, though a few find them uneven. [1][6][7]
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Today, 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. Three reasons why I was completely stoked to see Maleficent after hearing about it for the first time about a year and a half …
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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.' and it allows for so much more depth …
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Good 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. Elle Fanning ("The Great") is great, mostly an annoyingly happy little thing while she's awake, alongside wonderful supporting cast and gorgeous (and sometimes …
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Not as dark or deep as I was expecting/wanting, but it is cool to see a different telling of 'Sleeping Beauty'. 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. I found the special effects a bit iffy. …
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79/100 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. The magic and fantasy elements were well presented with wonderful visuals and …
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Maleficent earned a gross of $241.4 million in the US and Canada, and $517.1 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $758.5 million against a budget of $180 million. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film made a profit of $190.77 million, making it the sixth most profitable film of 2014. Worldwide, in its opening weekend, the film earned $175.5 million, $9 million of which were from IMAX locations. It is also the biggest debut among films starring Angelina Jolie, and the actress' highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, as well as the fourth-highest grossing 2014 film (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Hobbit: The Battle of the…
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60 of 210 · most liked firstHave some concept art from the climax of Sleeping Beauty painted by Eyvind Earle. His art really was so gorgeously captured in the final film with the way Woolie Reitherman directed the sequence where Maleficent turns into a dragon to face Phillip.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Maleficent and Cruella movies were already goddamn pointless and this idea is even MORE goddamn pointless. Gaston was already a brilliant subversion of the "mighty hero" trope. He's the kind of character who would've been the main good guy in most movies. deadline.com/2025/12/disn...
negative · AI labelView post →The film Maleficent absorbed as a narrative about surviving sex assault and the grief process remains effective as hell.
positive · AI labelView post →I think Disney should make a musical adaptation of Maleficent and then adapt that to film so we have a film version of a musical of a film retelling the story of a movie in a way that’s a inspired by a musical (Wicked) that is based on a book that is fan fiction to a movie based on a book
neutral · AI labelView post →Some movies I like… ✨witches✨ edition: The Witch/VVitch Suspiria (2018) The Wretched The Craft Maleficent Hellbender (check it out if you don’t know it!) Special mention to AHS Coven (yes I know it’s a show not a movie) What are some of yours?? #HorrorMovies #FilmSky #Witches
neutral · AI labelView post →Ya know, people weren't huge fans of Maleficent and Cruella. But I actually think those are BETTER (even if simply in concept) than most of the live action remakes because they don't just do "same exact movie but way more dull". They actually made completely new stories, and imo interesting ideas.
positive · AI labelView post →Considering how the Maleficent movie turned out (which I saw very much against my will during a 14-hour flight), I think the Gaston picture will retroactively make the character incredibly uncool.
negative · AI labelView post →Maleficent by Leo Romero. #comics #art #film
neutral · AI labelView post →I want a two-hour movie of Maleficent being incredibly petty just because she can be. This tale was born in an era when monarchs could just capriciously get a bunch of people killed because they wanted their fountain moved a bit to the left. Maleficent made perfect sense as she was originally.
positive · AI labelView post →Is this a safe space to say one of my sexual awakenings was Maleficent?? The Angelina Jolie movie cemented it, I think
positive · AI labelView post →...and the number one spot on our list of the Greatest Disney Villains of All Time goes to... The Unrelenting Passage of Time and the Inevitability of One's Own Mortality from David Lynch's 1999 film The Straight Story!!!!!! Congrats to Maleficent in second place!
neutral · AI labelView post →In the movie with Angelina Jolie, Maleficent is 1000% right, justified, and even quite straightforward.
positive · AI labelView post →An original film inspired by ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ is in the works at Disney. • Dan Trachtenberg (‘Prey’) is set to direct. • It will not be connected to the ‘Maleficent’ films. (via deadline.com/2026/09/dan-...)
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Maleficent with @mzspress.bsky.social. It’s got soul. Here’s the review I wrote when it came out. I might give it another half-star today, just because it was one of the last Disney features willing to upset and disturb viewers like the animated classics. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/male...
positive · AI labelView post →I've been thinking about this for a while since I'm a huge fan of Maleficent (and the ship with Diaval 🔥) and I recently watched the movie again so... why not? Here's Diluc as a dark fey also, the blue in his collar is not a coincidence, it was a "courtship gift" (wink, wink) #Diluc #MaleficentAu
neutral · AI labelView post →What Hollywood has in store for us this year: Practical Magic 2, FOCKER-in-Law, Scary Movie (remake), Spiderman, Cruella 2, Maleficent 3, Aladdin 2, Super Troopers 3, Avengers, Supergirl, Mortal Kombat II, Star Wars (x2), Street Fighter, Moana (live action remake), Toy Story 5... God it's bleak.
neutral · AI labelView post →You know, the only Disney villain they'll never try to give a redemption movie for, or ever try to get the POV of, is Ratcliffe from Pocahontas. (y'know, like with Cruella or Maleficent) Which kind of makes him the best classic Disney villain, right up there with Claude Frollo.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Maleficent Files?!? #KingdomHearts #Animation #Highlights Check out the Kingdom Hearts Highlight Movie Here! -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUK1...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think the Maleficent movie was the only one that actually managed to successfully change the character from villain to cranky protagonist.
positive · AI labelView post →Not me just finding out the "She was a fairy" sound bite is from the Maleficent movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Queer Prom: A space for queer youth to be ‘unabashedly themselves’. >  > > **Nika Bartoo-Smith** > [*Underscore Native News*](https://www.underscore.news/) *+* [*ICT*](https://ictnews.org/) > > PORTLAND, Ore. – Around 300 high school students dressed in gowns, costumes and elaborate makeup danced until their…
neutral · AI labelView post →Sleeping Beauty was the film that ignited my love of fantasy and art at about the age of 5 years old. I still think it informs my DNA. Maleficent was just an incredible looking villain. Watercolour sketch of her evilness.
neutral · AI labelView post →Maleficent - Portrait This time went with Maleficent from the Disney retell of her story. I have to admit this movie and Angelina's role holds a special place in my heart <3 :) My favourite movie from the "Disney Villain Retell" series :) #fanart #art #DigitalArt #Maleficent #Disney
positive · AI labelView post →"Sleeping Beauty" in resplendent 70mm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social One of my most prized possessions is a production sketch of Maleficent. It was great to be able to see it on the big screen for the first time in nearly 40 years. Thanks, Music Box!
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I had the same reaction to this podcaster having the same reaction to the first film. It’s just an insane take to me from somebody au fait with pop culture, in a post-“Maleficent”, post-“Cruella”, post-“I, Tonya”, post-“Frozen” world.
neutral · AI labelView post →10 female characters to get to know me! Movie Edition 1. Elsa of Arendelle 2. Maleficent 3. Morticia Addams 4. Leia Organa 5. Ellen Ripley 6. Sarah Connor 7. Trinity 8. Imperator Furiosa 9. Sarah Williams 10. Fa Mulan
neutral · AI labelView post →📍 Film Update Angelina Jolie teases possible 'Maleficent 3' in an interview with Deadline 🧚 "I would love that. I'd love to play her again." #disney #maleficent #film #movies
neutral · AI labelView post →Series of sympathetic villain backstory movie villain backstory movies, where the villains who are the secret reasons that Cruella and Maleficent are sympathetic get backstories explaining how they’re sympathetic
neutral · AI labelView post →#JanuaryWorldbuilders First Inspiration Seeing the movie Maleficent and thinking this would be a better movie if....was the first inspiration. Them throw in everything that was going on in late 2019, add Tolkien and Katherine Kurtz to the mix and you have my books. @kiraofthewind.com
positive · AI labelView post →Wait, actually Maleficent came out as a film over a decade ago and these authors got the wrong ideas from it
neutral · AI labelView post →Disney is rumored to be working on a new ‘MALEFICENT’ spin-off film titled ‘FEY ISLAND’ The film is described as “a National Geographic-style exploration of the magical world.” (via thedisinsider.com/2026/02/26/r...)
neutral · AI labelView post →But also: who could have preducted a not good movie from the guy who directed the 5th Pirates of the Carribian movie & the bomb sequel to Maleficent and mostly written by a guy whose career is half uncredited touchups to films like Eragon?
negative · AI labelView post →Look- if we want to be talking about Disney Live Action Films 💀 IMO I think Maleficent is the best one out of all of every single 1:1 film It explores a NEWER concept of a disaster Villian & goes for a different route from the original but makes everything endearing in expressing truer beauty 🥹💜✨️
positive · AI labelView post →Sleeping Beauty often gets slept on (ha) when people discuss Disney films, as it is a standard fairy tale. But it’s one of those films that absolutely stands out on artistic merit alone. This is my sketch of Maleficent, an attempt to absorb even a fraction of appeal Mark Davis’ genius design work.
neutral · AI labelView post →Maleficent: queer icon. I did not know I was queer when I latched onto her either! I have not seen the live action movie lest it ruin her though
neutral · AI labelView post →Two of my kh ocs, Ashi (front) and Aysun (back). They're from the Maleficent world (movie ver) and are Dark Fey. Pose refs by @adorkastock.com #myart #ocsky #khoc #kingdomheartsoc #darkfey #maleficent
neutral · AI labelView post →Queer Prom: A space for queer youth to be ‘unabashedly themselves’ - ICT. cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8563700 > cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/51268 > > >  > > > > **Nika Bartoo-Smith** > > [*Underscore Native News*](https://www.underscore.news/) *+* [*ICT*](https://ictnews.org/) > > > > PORTLAND, Ore. – Around 300 high school students…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi knights! I drew Maleficent (dragon form) from Sleeping Beauty! I really love this movie its very technically impressive.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kimmel should do a bit featuring nothing but brand-destroying acts performed by Disney characters. Something like a Donald Duck snuff film or a Darth Vader/Maleficent sex tape
neutral · AI labelView post →there is like ONE exception for this (for me personally) and that's if it's a movie with a separate/alternate storyline like Maleficent (where I genuinely enjoyed at least the first movie) but pls stop reselling the same story as "better now because not animated" I'm so done
positive · AI labelView post →I don't remember what started me writing as a kid, I just sort of did. But my return to writing in 2019 was because I saw the movie Maleficent and thought, 'This would be a better movie if Maleficent was Aurora's mother.' And the rest is the continuing book series.
neutral · AI labelView post →10 female characters to know me (not ordered) 1) Captain Kathryn Janeway (ST:VOY) 2) Major Samantha Carter (SG1) 3) Xena Warrior Princess 4) Delenn (Babylon 5) 5) Olena Tyrell (GoT) 6) Karlach (BG3) 7) Yuna (FFX) 8) Tyrande Whisperwind (WoW) 9) Galadriel (Rings of Power) 10) Maleficent (Live movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump Epstein Maleficent Lana Del Ray 2014 #SleepingBeauty #Disney #Movie #Music #MusicChallenge #BlueNotes
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump Epstein Lana Del Ray #Maleficent #Movie @intpseeker.bsky.social @theritalove.bsky.social @hopefulhearttj.bsky.social @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social @jryankeerose.bsky.social @charliesey60.bsky.social @tim2buck.bsky.social @rw4e.bsky.social @mchristinalo.bsky.social @fnartist.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Queer Prom: A space for queer youth to be ‘unabashedly themselves’. cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8563700 > cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/51268 > > >  > > > > **Nika Bartoo-Smith** > > [*Underscore Native News*](https://www.underscore.news/) *+* [*ICT*](https://ictnews.org/) > > > > PORTLAND, Ore. – Around 300 high school students dressed…
neutral · AI labelView post →My oldest niece, born in 1994, fell in love with this movie and when she was 3, insisted on dressing as the Maleficent dragon for Halloween. My oldest sister sewed her an awesome costume: black crushed velvet with a purple foil-fabric belly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Dragon Maleficent plushie in the Disney Store here.
neutral · AI labelView post →Maleficent was such a good movie. Honestly so underrated and pretty heavy considering its intended audience.
positive · AI labelView post →They’ve made Wicked, Joker, Cruella, and Maleficent. And yet, we’re all still anxiously awaiting: HEAT MISER (The Movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →This wasn't Wicked, but I absolutely enjoyed this film, especially with stunning visuals and an interesting look at Maleficent. The fact that Mary Costa, the voice of Aurora in the original, really liked the film, and especially praised Angelina Jolie's performance, is NO small feat!
positive · AI labelView post →#BookologyThursday 📚 #SleepingBeauty In Charles Perrault’s The Sleeping Beauty (1697), Princess Aurora is blessed by Three Fairy Godmothers but cursed by a jealous Fairy, (later known as Maleficent by Disney's film circa 1959,) to sleep for 100 years. 🌹👸 #BookChatWeekly 📖🫖 🎨Warwick Goble
neutral · AI labelView post →I assume that the Charlize Theron films are why they didn’t go the Maleficent/Cruella route and tell the story from the Evil Queen’s perspective. The film is so old that even the twist is cliched- it’s nearly 50 years since the jokes in Annie Hall about fancying the Queen more than Snow White.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Rules for the Smaugust Challenge are to draw a dragon everyday for the month of August. I'll probably do a mix of my OC's, others OC's and dragons from cartoons and film like Maleficent and ludmilla, Draco etc. They don't all have to be anthro or sexy but most might.
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump Epstein Lana Del Ray #SleepingBeauty #Maleficent #Movie #Mirror @lyndapole.bsky.social @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social @the-hank-s.bsky.social @tbonewilliams.bsky.social @jeff53536.bsky.social @jeff1420.bsky.social @keke1950.bsky.social @guydemoeres.bsky.social @trolph.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →This is also self-defense as any movie I see on a plane I memorize forever. When I flew to Korea, the in-flight movie (this was the age of one big screen) was Maleficent and I still resent it
negative · AI labelView post →I am also going to note that I will not watch movies because people DON’T turn into dragons, which is why I have not watched that Maleficent movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →You know, I enjoyed the 1st Maleficent film but I was also really disappointed that they didn't lean into her canon motivation and the social contract that justified her actions instead. A mortal royal pair invite a trio of lesser Seelie* fae to an important public event but don't invite the local+
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't not what it is about this image of Gwen looking out over a burning Park Planet, but it makes me want to listen to that minor key version of "Once Upon A Dream" from the 1st Maleficent movie. There's something whimsically unsettling about it & I love it! 💙💙💙💙 #KoG #KnightsOfGuinevere
neutral · AI labelView post →#TavQOTD What Disney/Pixar movie would your Tav/Durge want to live in? Kieran would fit in Maleficent, no?
neutral · AI labelView post →This will be the first time VFX supervisor, Kelly Port will work on a MonsterVerse film. He is known for his latest Marvel films such as all two Avengers films, THOR, & Spider-Man: NWH He’s also worked on: • KING KONG (2005) • TITANIC • Maleficent • Beauty & The Beast
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