Directed by:
Robert StrombergScreenplay:
Linda WoolvertonCinematography:
Dean SemlerComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Brenton Thwaites, Kenneth Cranham, Ella Purnell (more)Plots(1)
"Maleficent" explores the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the classic "Sleeping Beauty" and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Angelina Jolie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/237/163237411_3f41e0.png)
Angelina Jolie
USA
Best movies:
Changeling (2008)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
![Sharlto Copley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279824_64b963.jpg)
Sharlto Copley
South Africa
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
The A-Team (2010)
Maleficent (2014)
![Elle Fanning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196387_2f9f80.jpg)
Elle Fanning
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Trumbo (2015)
![Sam Riley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277382_763af2.jpg)
Sam Riley
UK
Best movies:
Control (2007)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Maleficent (2014)
![Imelda Staunton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456169_b6e209.png)
Imelda Staunton
UK
Best movies:
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
![Juno Temple](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/160/160160842_5e39d2.jpg)
Juno Temple
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Atonement (2007)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
![Lesley Manville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409111_154339.jpg)
Lesley Manville
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Cranford (2007) (series)
![Brenton Thwaites](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353689_3c83f7.jpg)
Brenton Thwaites
Australia
Best movies:
Maleficent (2014)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Oculus (2013)
![Kenneth Cranham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343131_750edb.png)
Kenneth Cranham
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Valkyrie (2008)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
![Ella Purnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/841/168841027_0mr0to.jpg)
Ella Purnell
UK
Best movies:
Maleficent (2014)
Ways to Live Forever (2010)
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Julian Seager
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
World War Z (2013)
![Marama Corlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812500_9900f2.jpg)
Marama Corlett
Malta
Best movies:
The Crucible (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The Devil's Double (2011)
Leo Suter
UK
Best movies:
Maleficent (2014)
Fallen (2016)
![Hannah New](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/484/160484289_c90c51.jpg)
Hannah New
UK
Best movies:
El barco (2011) (series)
Maleficent (2014)
Bridgerton (2020) (series)
![Jd Roth-round](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634015_250772.jpg)
Jd Roth-round
UK
Best movies:
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
France
Best movies:
Maleficent (2014)
Stephan Chase
UK
Best movies:
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Maleficent (2014)
Macbeth (1971)
Lasco Atkins
China
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Batman Begins (2005)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
![John Macmillan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777713_635efc.jpg)
John Macmillan
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Fury (2014)
![Steven Cree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/105/163105978_cb21a6.jpg)
Steven Cree
Best movies:
Macbeth (2013) (theatrical recording)
Marvellous (2014) (TV movie)
Outlaw King (2018)