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Sleeping Beauty

Play trailer 0:45 Poster for Sleeping Beauty G Released Jan 29, 1959 1h 15m Kids & Family Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filled with jealousy, the evil witch Maleficent (Eleanor Audley) curses Princess Aurora (Mary Costa) to die on her 16th birthday. Thanks to Aurora's guardian fairies (Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Luddy), she only falls into a deep sleep that can be ended with a kiss from her betrothed, Prince Phillip (Bill Shirley). To prevent Phillip from rescuing Aurora, Maleficent kidnaps and imprisons him. The good fairies are the last hope to free Phillip so that he can awaken Aurora.
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This Disney dreamscape contains moments of grandeur, with its lush colors, magical air, one of the most menacing villains in the Disney canon.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Sleeping Beauty is a masterpiece. In my opinion, it’s not just the best animated film to ever come out of Walt Disney Studios, but it is also the finest animated motion picture I’ve ever seen, period. Rated: 4/4 Feb 22, 2024 Full Review Kate Cameron New York Daily News It is a picture that will charm the young and tickle adults, since the old fairy tale has been transferred to the screen by a Disney who kept his tongue in his cheek throughout the film's animation. Rated: 4/4 Jan 28, 2016 Full Review Noel Murray The Dissolve At once modernist and classical, Disney's Sleeping Beauty takes characters who look like paper cutouts from magazine cartoons and sets them against backdrops that look like expensive wallpaper patterns. Rated: 4/5 Oct 6, 2014 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn Often wide in scope with lovely shot composition and cinematography, Sleeping Beauty is at times a truly artistic endeavor. Jan 1, 2024 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos Maleficent is a ferocious creation... Jul 23, 2021 Full Review Bob Halliday Salt Lake Tribune Sleeping Beauty is romance and pageantry, humor and pathos. It's excitement and conflict, magic and counter-magic. It's fun. May 12, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicholas B Sleeping Beauty is a fantastic 4.5-star animated classic that I truly admire. With its breathtaking animation, majestic storytelling, and unforgettable music, it delivers a visually stunning and enchanting experience. Princess Aurora’s tale, combined with the magnificent Maleficent and the iconic "Once Upon a Dream," makes it a timeless Disney masterpiece with a grand, fairy-tale charm. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Gareth D All these years later and still extremely charming, with a very short sharp run-time. Great characters, fantastic animation and a very traditional fairytale storyline. Love the fairy godmothers. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Phil H While People who complain about the portrayal of female roles in early Disney movies are within their rights, they may overlook characters such as fairy godmothers , that were very nuanced and well written. Not my favourite Disney movie, but definitely worth a see Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Audience Member Sleeping Beauty brings the audience and all people a stunning display of art, magic, charm, and true villainy from Maleficent and it's wonderful and iconic cast of characters. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Bobby B Thus film is peak silver era. Its high budget shows and the prince actual kniws her before he kisses her nonconsensually. (Its still wrong) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Audience Member The greatest animated movie of all time!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/08/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filled with jealousy, the evil witch Maleficent (Eleanor Audley) curses Princess Aurora (Mary Costa) to die on her 16th birthday. Thanks to Aurora's guardian fairies (Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Luddy), she only falls into a deep sleep that can be ended with a kiss from her betrothed, Prince Phillip (Bill Shirley). To prevent Phillip from rescuing Aurora, Maleficent kidnaps and imprisons him. The good fairies are the last hope to free Phillip so that he can awaken Aurora.
Director
Clyde Geronimi
Producer
Walt Disney
Screenwriter
Charles Perrault, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 1959, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.6M
Runtime
1h 15m
Sound Mix
Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
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