Movies Like Maleficent

Maleficent (2014). Recommendations from our taste engine — closest matches first, then films that share the story, then films that share the vibe.

Top Matches

The closest overall matches — story, tone, and craft.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938 · 7.6

Shrek

2001 · 7.9

Stardust

2007 · 7.6

Sleeping Beauty

1959 · 7.2

How to Train Your Dragon

2010 · 8.1

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · 9

Beauty and the Beast

1991 · 8

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 · 6.9

Similar Stories

Films that share the plot DNA and narrative shape.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017 · 6.7

Elizabeth

1998 · 7.3

Macbeth

1948 · 6.9

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 · 7.9

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971 · 7

The Scarlet Empress

1934 · 7

Aladdin

2019 · 6.9

Gladiator

2000 · 8.5

Similar Vibes

Films that feel the same — mood, atmosphere, texture.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 · 6.9

Stardust

2007 · 7.6

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 · 8.8

The Princess Bride

1987 · 8

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · 9

The Wizard of Oz

1939 · 8.1

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 · 8.3

Dances with Wolves

1990 · 8