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Movies like Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Finished Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and what it does not.
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Complex morality Female led fantasy Mother daughter relationships Mythic fiction Female empowerment Dark fantasy Identity Loyalty Your best matches Ranked against what Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is actually about, not its genre labels.
67% Reverina match Top pick 2014 · Film · Adventure · Fantasy
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Centres on the same antihero figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Black Widow 2021 · 2h 14m
Watched for the same thing: female empowerment and female empowerment Built around the same self-discovery Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Shares its melancholic register
Builds as slowly What's different Not built around self-discovery or complex morality Not about loyalty or identity Noticeably slower Commitment 1h 37m
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Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
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2011 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: female empowerment and female empowerment Also about loyalty Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Not built around self-discovery or complex morality Not about identity or mother daughter relationships Structurally more demanding Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
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1997 · Series · Animation · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Also about loyalty Centres on the same antihero figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around self-discovery or complex morality Does not promise female empowerment or female empowerment More violent Commitment 1 season · ~10h
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
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Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Also about identity Emerald City 2017
Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Built around the same self-discovery Elfen Lied 2004
Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Also about identity Beauty in Black 2024
Watched for the same thing: female empowerment and female empowerment Centres on the same antihero figure
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