{"id":40836,"date":"2023-11-30T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1936806"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:31:34","slug":"harry-potter-movies-ranked-every-film-from-worst-to-best","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/harry-potter-movies-ranked-every-film-from-worst-to-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter movies ranked \u2013 every film from worst to best"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s magical and what’s beastly… <\/p>

By Cameron K McEwan\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 12:30 PM<\/p>

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Over two decades ago, the Harry Potter<\/a> book series telling the story of the boy who lived was transformed onto the big screen with unknown lead actors, a barrage of familiar faces from UK acting royalty and special effects galore<\/p>\n

From day one, the films cast a magical spell over audiences around the globe who couldn\u2019t stop discussing and debating the films even though the series came to end in 2011.<\/p>\n

With a rebooted television series<\/a> coming in a few years from Max, it looks like we\u2019ll still be talking about these movies for years to come.<\/p>\n

So, grab your wands and your Patronus (if you can!), and read on for our countdown of the Harry Potter films from worst to best.<\/p>\n

Harry Potter films ranked<\/strong><\/h2>\n

8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Dobby in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Kicking off the rundown is the second instalment in the series and last from director Chris Columbus. The 2002 movie, also the longest in the series (clocking in at over two hours and 40 minutes), introduced the much-loved character Dobby. At a time when CG characters came in for a bit of stick, the lovable Hogwarts house elf lifted the film above its slightly darker and more plodding scenes. Whilst certainly not bad, Chamber of Secrets is quite some way off the heady heights of its sequels.<\/p>\n

7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone \/ Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Brothers International<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Chris Columbus had the unenviable task of introducing the world to his cinematic take on the already beloved series of books from author JK Rowling. But the Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire director waved his magic wand, or camera at least, and created the cinematic universe millions would come to love.<\/p>\n

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Harry\u2019s final book would be split into two, which was the style at the time, though many feel that perhaps, in hindsight, one epic movie would have sufficed. The second part is much-lauded but this opening salvo feels too bogged down in setting up the sensational climax.<\/p>