Sorcerer’s Stone – 9.2/10 / Chamber of Secrets – 8.7/10 / Prisoner of Azkaban – 9.3/10 / The Goblet of Fire – 7.1/10 / Order of the Phoenix – 6/10 / The Half-Blood Prince – 4/10 / Deathly Hallows, Part I – 7/10 / Deathly Hallows, Part II – 8.9/10

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Plot Synopsis: Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry.

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1. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)

The Best Harry Potter Film, one of the most visually-stunning films of early-2000’s blockbusters, and one of the Best Fantasy Films Of All-Time, Prisoner Of Azkaban is mythical. A brilliant end to a trilogy amongst the best ever in the history of blockbusters, Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuarón grew-up the franchise overnight with a beautiful exposition of complex, sociologically-metaphorical storytelling that eliminates any gimmicks or distractions and reimagines the lore on a personal, intimate, compelling scale – one fringed in ultra-dark macabre and befitted with the most striking visual canvas of cinematography ever in the HP Series. The film is especially relevant & critical because of its clever themes of racism, criminal injustice, and the power of words and false rumours/gossip to ruin people’s lives without care or consideration of the facts – all predating the Social Media Age they would be foundational in by 10+ years. The terror is just as much in that atmospheric use of the cruelty of fate and sociological injustices as it is in the film’s dark magic: dementors, monster-books, deer patronums, malicious serial killers, and a true supernatural horror movie rife with multi-level symbolism and religious themes. The most visually-striking film of the series and tonal necrosis injection we craved back in Chamber Of Secrets, POA is a parental-themed maze of complex storytelling – a bold Cuarón evolution that grows up the franchise overnight & The Best Harry Potter Film. 9.3/10.

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2. Harry Potter And The Sorceror’s Stone (2001)

A first feature film for the ages and the best HP film to-date, Harry Potter And The Sorceror’s Stone is the cobblestone foundation one of the biggest and best cinematic franchises of All-Time was built upon. A special beginning movie breathing pure magical imagination and adventure, it established nearly everything the film would need for its groundbreaking and billions-earning run – from mythic cinematographical cues to locations to set-design to cast to overarching narrative and its formidable villain: Voldemort. A wizardry cinematic adventure for the ages with magnificence in orchestral score, world-building, visual aesthetics, magic, & once-in-a-lifetime cast of child performances, Harry Potter And The Sorceror’s Stone is a religious-parallel escapist fantasy experience for a generation of children and a special beginning feature amongst the top films to-date of one of the best cinematic franchises. 9.2/10.

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3. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)

One of the best Harry Potter films even often challenging the throne of the original, C.O.S. reverberates cues from The Empire Strikes Back (on a smaller level, of course) being the dark antithesis of its first film and a bold, riskier, epic payoff in establishing an All-Time iconic franchise on the most important litmus test: the sequel. Wherein its original film charmed with heart, humour, pluck, blockbuster magic, and the supernatural kind – C.O.S. does a complete 180, showing early signs of magic horror we just wish wasn’t watered-down. Dobby The Elf, Gilderoy, Behemoth Spiders, Elitist Children-Paralyzing Slytheran Plans, Flying Cars, & Underground Chambers hiding Ancient Hydra-Reminiscent Basilisks are just some of the epic features of this exhilarating follow-up, and the skill it takes to take a children’s book and dial-up the horror and mystery into a crowd-pleaser like this is impressive. Despite bizarre hyper-aging in just one year & limitation of horror, Chamber Of Secrets is a spellbinding continuation of the HP-series – with bolder stunts/energy, better VFX, one of the best scripts and stories of the series, effective mystery arcs, Greek Mythological & Biblical horror aestheticism, brilliant new characters, and dark magical adventure by its further-seasoned protagonists’ performances. 8.7/10.