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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Given that director Alfonso Cuarón was known for films such as Y tu mamá también and the 1998 modern interpretation of Great Expectations (with Robert De Niro and Gwyneth Paltrow), the Spanish filmmaker did seem like an off-the-wall choice.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. And so HP fans around the world mourned as the final year at Hogwarts for our heroes came to an end. Undoubtedly, Warner Bros was mourning too as its cash cow came to an end – with this one raking in $1.34 billion (of course the Fantastic Beasts films would follow, less successfully, and there’s the aforementioned small screen reboot coming).
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Aka Harry Potter and the Full-Blown Puberty. This love potion is hot with hormones and (Tom) riddled with romance – not to mention Harry and Ginny’s secret kiss.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Fourth film in and a third director for the series. This 2005 gem was helmed by England’s very own Mike Newell (known for Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco), but this time things were very different for the Hogwarts gang.
Mar 9, 2024 · There are eight movies in total, but if you only want the finest wizard flicks of the bunch, then in this magical guide we'll rank all of the Harry Potter films from the worst to the best,...
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- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 1
- Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2
- Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix
- Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
If The Deathly Hallows got the one-two punch treatment, then The Goblet of Fire also deserved two movies. The fundamental problem with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Oneis that it simply runs in circles for the vast majority of the film. We know that director David Yates and Warner Bros. saw a creative and financial opportunity in halvi...
There’s a lot to like in The Goblet of Fire, and had it been a five-hour long movie, it might have been a classic. Unfortunately, that’s an unrealistic expectation even for one of J.K. Rowling’s longest books. Indeed, adapting the mid-point epic in Harry’s journey would seem a suicide run for even the most ambitious director. After all, The Goblet ...
Depending on your loyalty to the books, The Chamber of Secrets may rank among either your worst or least favorite films in the series. Though much may be said about the sophomore Potter story, few can criticize its fealty to J.K. Rowling’s book. By the same token, the cinematic flow of The Chamber of Secrets is stifled by that stolid faithfulness t...
For Harry Potter and friends, The Goblet of Fire represented the last joyous jaunt in the wizarding world. Then, The Order of the Phoenix arrived with a new director, a new composer, and an entirely unique tone not seen in the previous films. While movie number five may be the watershed event of the whole series, The Half-Blood Prince deserves resp...
Like many beloved fantasy series before and after it, Harry Potter could have left fans utterly disappointed. One misstep could have turned The Sorcerer’s Stone into Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, a massive financial write-off for the studio and the premature end of a great story. While the Potter films are far from perfect, their overarching...
There’s something bittersweet about The Deathly Hallows, Part Two. Not only does is represent the end of Harry’s journey, and the relief of his lifelong burden to defeat Voldemort, but it marks the true end of an era. Gone are the Yule Balls, the Quidditch Cups, and the Honeydukes Express. In their place, these very young adults receive all manner ...
The War and Peace of the Harry Potter books, The Order of the Phoenix added 870 pages to J.K. Rowling’s magical universe. Director David Yates didn’t take the bait, however, and focused the story on the bare essentials: Harry’s relationship with Sirius and the development of the resistance, to the mounting threat of Voldemort. The scope of the movi...
Franchises live and die on the strength of each individual film’s director. Just look at James Bond or the original Superman series. When the Harry Potter team at Warner Bros. switched captains after two box office grand slams, they needed a new creative vision. Chris Columbus’ exit from the franchise threatened to destabilize the third movie, but ...
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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It’s no surprise that Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón directed the best of the Harry Potter flicks. Some might call Prisoner of Azkaban more “adult” than the first two movies.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The book Order of the Phoenix often gets knocked for its preoccupation with hormonal teenagers’ mood swings.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It’s unfortunate the movie version of Goblet of Fire doesn’t fall at the top of the heap when the book version ranks #1 or #2 for many Potter fans.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is all action. As soon as the movie begins, Harry, Ron and Hermione are breaking into Gringotts, riding on the back of a dragon and, finally, battling Voldemort.
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- 1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. PG. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
- 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. PG-13. A clash between good and evil awaits as young Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) prepare for a final battle against Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).
- 3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. PG. As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
- 4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. PG-13. Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort.
May 27, 2020 · 5) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Trailer. Watch on. Chris Columbus’ second Harry Potter film is when the action gets going—in it, we meet ...
Harry Potter films, ranked from best to worst. 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) The one with... The time-turner, the Patronus charm, the werewolf, the Whomping Willow and the Ian ...
