Movies like Maleficent
Maleficent (2014) is a fantasy movie directed by Robert Stromberg. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Cinderella (2015)
★ 6.8 · 7,529 votes · Romance, Fantasy, Family
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
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2. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
★ 7.0 · 16,218 votes · Family, Fantasy, Romance
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
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3. Enchanted (2007)
★ 6.9 · 5,852 votes · Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
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4. Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,619 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
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5. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
★ 7.8 · 11,818 votes · Fantasy, Drama, War
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
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6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
★ 8.5 · 27,577 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Action
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
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7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
★ 7.7 · 21,304 votes · Adventure, Fantasy
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
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8. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
★ 6.7 · 2,969 votes · Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
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9. Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4 · 1,837 votes · Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
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10. The Princess Bride (1987)
★ 7.7 · 5,337 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Family
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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11. The Secret of Moonacre (2009)
★ 6.6 · 516 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.
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12. Aladdin (2019)
★ 7.1 · 10,855 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
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