Maleficent

Don't believe the fairy tale

This live-action film provides the back-story to Sleeping Beauty, showing how the wicked fairy came to be that way. Driven 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. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever. This film is releasing in 2D, 3D, and 3D IMAX, this is the 2D version.

98 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9.
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance.

A breathe of toxic air ...

Credits

Cast	Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple
Director	Robert Stromberg
Screenplay	Linda Woolverton, with ideas from the Brothers Grimm and Disney's Sleeping Beauty
Music	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Editing	Chris Lebenzon, Richard Pearson
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2014
Produced by	Moving Picture Company, Roth Films, Walt Disney Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Fantasy
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild, unrealistic, fantastical
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG for sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images
Runtime	97
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 8 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Don't be afraid of the dark	10
Die Burger Rozanne Els 'Slegte' fee se goeie storie	15
Cape Times Sheri Linden Primal play of dark and light	15
ReelViews James Berardinelli The marriage between the actress' capabilities and the director's experience results in a satisfying and successful motion picture.	15
Metacritic.com 30 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 82 critics	11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Angelina Jolie's magnetic performance outshines Maleficent's dazzling special effects; unfortunately, the movie around them fails to justify all that impressive effort.	9
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	12
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation	10
What the People say
Internet 1618 Netizens Maleficent? More like Magnificent!	15
Average .. 62%	12