Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Directed by Clyde Geronimi · 75 min · Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family
61.9 TOPICAL score · #1,176 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.
Sleeping Beauty (1959, directed by Clyde Geronimi) has a TOPICAL score of 61.9 - ranked 1,176 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (5,602 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 88 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (5,602 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 88 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read62,784 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
“Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine praised the film's "limber, giddy" art style, calling it "one of [Disney's] studio's most under-cherished works."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10
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