2014 • PG • 1h 37m
7.1/10
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Overview
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable fore 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.
7.1/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
Angelina Jolie Maleficent 
Elle Fanning Princess Aurora 
Imelda Staunton Knotgrass 
Sharlto Copley Stefan 
Lesley Manville Flittle 
Juno Temple Thistletwit 
Sam Riley Diaval 
Brenton Thwaites Prince Phillip 
Kenneth Cranham King Henry 
Sarah Flind Princess Leila's Handmaiden 
Michael Higgins Young Stefan 
Isobelle Molloy Young Maleficent 
Jackson Bews Teen Stefan 
Ella Purnell Teen Maleficent 
Jamie Sives Shepherd Sarah Bradshaw Executive Producer 
Lucy Bevan Casting 
Robert Stromberg Director 
Linda Woolverton Screenplay Caridad Angus Stand In Jack Lawrence Songs Tom Adair Songs Sammy Fain Songs 
Tim Nielsen Supervising Sound Editor 
David Parker Sound Re-Recording Mixer 
Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer Tim Nielsen Sound Designer Frank E. Eulner Supervising Sound Editor 
Hiroshi Mori Visual Effects 
James Newton Howard Original Music Composer
Angelina Jolie Maleficent Elle Fanning Princess Aurora Imelda Staunton Knotgrass Sharlto Copley Stefan Lesley Manville Flittle Juno Temple Thistletwit Sam Riley Diaval Brenton Thwaites Prince Phillip Kenneth Cranham King Henry Sarah Flind Princess Leila's Handmaiden Michael Higgins Young Stefan Isobelle Molloy Young Maleficent Jackson Bews Teen Stefan Ella Purnell Teen Maleficent Jamie Sives Shepherd Sarah Bradshaw Executive Producer Lucy Bevan Casting Robert Stromberg Director Linda Woolverton Screenplay Caridad Angus Stand In Jack Lawrence Songs Tom Adair Songs Sammy Fain Songs Tim Nielsen Supervising Sound Editor David Parker Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer Tim Nielsen Sound Designer Frank E. Eulner Supervising Sound Editor Hiroshi Mori Visual Effects James Newton Howard Original Music Composer 
Keywords
friendship magic kingdom fairy tale fairy prince villain enchantment betrayal curse kindness protector childhood friends good becoming evil raven dark fantasy based on fairy tale retelling literary adaptation true love wings sleeping spell dark forest live action remake creatures cursed princess fairies
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