Overview
A timeless fairy tale where true love conquers all, even the darkest curses.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- romantic
- suspenseful
- family movie night
- classic animation marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious art direction, rich colors, animation, vocal performances, and musical score while finding its human characters and familiar plot comparatively thin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is distinguished by sharp silhouettes, stylized medieval architecture, and saturated color design praised by critics as a major artistic achievement.
Maleficent responds to her exclusion from Aurora's christening by cursing the infant princess and pursuing revenge.
Maleficent announces the precise condition and deadline of Aurora's doom, while the fairies attempt to prevent or soften its fulfillment.
Walt Disney Productions combines elaborate animation, Tchaikovsky-derived music, magical transformation, and a climactic battle for a family audience.
Films like Sleeping Beauty, and why
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
classic animated fairy tale with magical curses, a threatened princess, romantic rescue, and lavish hand-drawn spectacle
Cinderella
family-friendly animated fantasy built around a princess, enchanted danger, comic magical companions, and a heroic romance
The Little Mermaid
stylized disney animation combining fairy tale romance, an imposing supernatural villain, musical storytelling, and a climactic magical confrontation
Movie Details
- Director
- Clyde Geronimi
- Release Date
- 1959-02-17
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (5585)
Cast
- Mary Costa
- Bill Shirley
- Eleanor Audley
- Verna Felton
- Barbara Luddy
- Barbara Jo Allen
- Taylor Holmes
- Bill Thompson
- Marvin Miller
- Candy Candido
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleeping Beauty about?
- A cursed princess, three spirited good fairies, and a determined prince confront Maleficent in a lavish animated fairy-tale romance.
- What is Sleeping Beauty like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleeping Beauty as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sleeping Beauty violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sleeping Beauty as mild.
- What did critics think of Sleeping Beauty?
- Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious art direction, rich colors, animation, vocal performances, and musical score while finding its human characters and familiar plot comparatively thin.
- Which films are like Sleeping Beauty?
- Films with a similar feel include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid.
- How long is Sleeping Beauty?
- Sleeping Beauty runs 75 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleeping Beauty?
- In United States, Sleeping Beauty streams on Disney Plus.
