Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) movie poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

"Something evil has returned to Hogwarts!"
ThumbScore
👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 72%
AdventureFantasy

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Director
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
PG
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (23,333 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
63

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter · 76% avg
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley · 78% avg
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger · 75% avg
Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart · 72% avg
Toby Jones as Dobby (voice) · 69% avg
Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid · 75% avg
Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore · 79% avg
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape · 79% avg

Is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 72%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#181 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#24 / 149 · 2002
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 15 · Chris Columbus

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus, the second installment in the Harry Potter film series. The story follows Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts, where a mysterious force is petrifying students one by one, and an ancient message on the wall warns that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Harry must contend with a house-elf named Dobby who desperately tries to prevent him from returning to school, a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in the vain Gilderoy Lockhart played by Kenneth Branagh, and growing suspicion from his classmates that he himself may be the heir of Slytherin responsible for the attacks.

Richard Harris gave his final performance as Albus Dumbledore, passing away shortly before the film's premiere in November 2002. The film introduced several elements that would become crucial to the broader Harry Potter mythology, including Tom Riddle's diary — later revealed as a Horcrux — and Dobby the house-elf, whose story arc would span the entire series. Chamber of Secrets earned $879 million worldwide, solidifying the franchise as one of the most reliable commercial properties in cinema.

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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Lucius Malfoy slaps Draco's hand onto his cane. Jason Isaacs didn't know there were small fangs on the top, so Tom Felton's pain was genuine
Top comment: "Jason Isaacs did such a good job in these movies! When I go back and read the books the characters..."
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