Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) movie poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

"Let the magic begin."
ThumbScore
👍 91%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 72%
AdventureFantasy

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Director
Runtime
2h 32m
Rated
PG
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.9/10 (29,262 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter · 76% avg
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley · 78% avg
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger · 75% avg
Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore · 79% avg
Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy · 74% avg
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape · 79% avg
Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid · 75% avg
Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall · 75% avg

Is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone good?

Yes. 91% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 72%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#36 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#4 / 146 · 2001
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 15 · Chris Columbus

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

Overview

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus, based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling 1997 novel of the same name. The film introduces audiences to Harry Potter, an orphaned boy who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

At Hogwarts, Harry makes his first true friends in Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and uncovers a plot involving the legendary Philosopher's Stone that links to the dark wizard who murdered his parents. The production was a massive undertaking, with Warner Bros. conducting one of the largest casting searches in film history to find unknown child actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson for the lead roles. The supporting cast assembled some of Britain's finest actors, including Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, and Robbie Coltrane.

Filmed primarily at Leavesden Studios and various locations across England, the production design brought Rowling's magical world to vivid life. The film earned $975 million worldwide, launching an eight-film franchise that would span a decade and become the third highest-grossing film series of all time. John Williams composed the iconic Hedwig's Theme, which became synonymous with the entire Wizarding World franchise.

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