# Sleeping Beauty (1959)

> A cursed princess, three spirited good fairies, and a determined prince confront Maleficent in a lavish animated fairy-tale romance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5930

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family
- Director: Clyde Geronimi
- Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053285/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: whimsical, romantic, suspenseful, family movie night, classic animation marathon

## Synopsis

A timeless fairy tale where true love conquers all, even the darkest curses.

## Movies like Sleeping Beauty

- [Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/282421)
- [Cinderella (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/6239)
- [Peter Pan (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/5758)
- [Aladdin (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/657)
- [Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)](https://ember.film/movie/328)
- [Alice in Wonderland (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/6891)
- [Bambi (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/2097)
- [Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/7065)
- [Pinocchio (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/5940)
- [Beauty and the Beast (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/202181)

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