Angelina Jolie's magnetic performance outshines Maleficent's dazzling special effects; unfortunately, the movie around them fails to justify all that impressive effort.
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Maleficent

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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert Stromberg -
Producer -
Joe Roth -
Screenwriter -
Linda Woolverton -
Distributor -
Walt Disney -
Production Co -
Walt Disney Pictures , Roth Films -
Rating -
PG (Sequences of Fantasy Action|Frightening Images|Sequences of Fantasy Violence) -
Genre -
Fantasy , Adventure , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 30, 2014, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 4, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$241.4M -
Runtime -
1h 38m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , Dolby Atmos , Datasat -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)