Achilles Returns vs Maleficent
Maleficent has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Achilles Returns). Achilles Returns is the shorter watch at 50m compared with 1h 37m. Maleficent is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are action, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Achilles Returns
Maleficent| Achilles Returns | Maleficent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2014 |
| Length | 50m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Action, Fantasy, Romance | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | George Tounas | Robert Stromberg |
| Main cast | Matteo Pasquini, Dawna Lee Heising, George Tounas, Manulies Pajda, Sabrina Culver | Lesley Manville, Juno Temple, Imelda Staunton, Brenton Thwaites, Isobelle Molloy |
Synopsis
Achilles Returns
After many years, with help of Thetis and negotiations between Zeus and Hades, the Greek hero Achilles is released from the Underworld into the modern world.
Maleficent
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse…
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