# Maléfica (2014)

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**Original title**: *Maleficent*
**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, Romance
**Directed by**: Robert Stromberg
**Written by**: Linda Woolverton
**Starring**: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Juno Temple

> *Don't believe the fairy tale.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

An animated villain gets a spa day and a backstory. Maleficent’s peaceful forest life ends when betrayal turns her heart to stone, launching a generational feud over a cursed baby. A feather-light fantasy with surprisingly sharp thorns.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, tender

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.9/10 (420347 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 54% · Metacritic 56/100

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