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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1492 Pictures 1492 Pictures
Heyday Films Heyday Films
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
Harry Potter Collection Harry Potter Collection

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Let the magic begin.

2001 152 min ★ 7.9 (30,226) Released
Adventure Fantasy

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.

Original title
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Language
EN
Country
GB
Budget
$125,000,000
Revenue
$1,029,374,615
Reviews & Ratings 4
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Sep 2, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

It is impossible to imagine a world now, in 2020, that does not include these characters from the fantastically creative imagination of JK Rowling. That she worked closely with Chris Columbus in the creation of this adaptation of her introductory story featuring the boy-wizard means it stays broadly faithful to the book but allows the imagery to replace, rather than duplicate, the narrative. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson validate the best in the casting director's art as we set off on this wonderfully enjoyable fantasy adventure. The supporting cast - Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Zoë Wanamaker et al all add richness to this as young "Mr. Potter" and is friends begin to realise their magical potential. John Williams works his wonders creating a score almost as recognisable as his "Star Wars" theme and the special effects are gentle, yet sophisticated. It is a bit on the lengthy side, and some of the adaptation sacrifices a little of the humour from the book - but all in all a movie to stand the tests of time.

Nathan

Nathan

Nov 25, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

_Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone_ is a masterclass is world building. This movie's world breathes and slowly discovering every inch of it is a joy, from Diagon Alley to Hogwarts Castle. I would not say the story is overly brilliant, but that is just a catalyst for the world in this first film. Despite its minor drawbacks, it does enough to intrigue the viewer and kept me engaged. The performances are a little off, which is expected as this film is primarily carried by three twelve-year-olds. But they get better as the film progresses and the adults in the film are able to bring the average up with their amazing performances. Overall, this movie suffers from being dated with poor effects, CGI, and some rough child acting. Never-the-less, it manages to create an experience like no other and I expect the films to do nothing but improve from the initial entry. **Score:** _77%_ | **Verdict:** _Great_

V

Venti_Pro

Aug 9, 2021 · via TMDB

Alright first lets start with my problems with this movie. Some of the effects do not hold up and that can take away from the magic or suspense. The child actors are not very good at acting in this movie. It is way to easy to nitpick this movie and all the nitpicks can be very distracting. I think the main theme was used way to much in the beginning and that kind of took the magic out of the main theme for me. I personally did not get sucked into this world which made me kind of bored at times. People love the harry potter movies but these movies don't really click with me when it comes to characters, the lore, and the magic and I think the full story of harry potter is to drawn out and I just want the movies to get to the point. For me if the ending of the film is not very satisfying my respect for the movie drops a ton and I don't think the ending of this movie was very satisfying! The villain in this movie is super basic. Now on to the good stuff! I like how most of the scenes build up the characters, show us some magic, and it builds up the mystery! I like the sets and costumes a lot! I like most of the music!

John Chard

John Chard

Jul 24, 2019 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Ahh, the magic begins. Harry Potter is an Orphan who on his eleventh birthday discovers he's a wizard and is called to term at Hogwarts School. But Harry is soon to find out that his past, and his destiny, is a truly remarkable, magical, and terrifying thing. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone arrived in a blaze of publicity, one of the most hyped and talked about motion pictures of the decade had finally arrived. The box office was guaranteed to bulge based on fandom book base alone, regardless of if the film got bad word of mouth or not, it was destined to be a monster smash hit. To someone like me who to this day has never read any of the Harry Potter books, it was easy for me to view objectively without comparison to the source - I enjoyed it immensely upon theatre release, and I still enjoy it equally as much now. Director Christopher Columbus, I believe has wisely stayed loyal to the source material, and thus pleased the literature masses. Yet not all newcomers to the party were that taken by the magic on show, that's a little baffling to me because the budget explodes from the screen at every turn. Oliver Twist like sets form the marvellous Diagon Alley, dream like smoke cloaks the splendid Hogwarts Express, the school itself is a monolithic delight nestling in among eerie mountains - and what about the exhilarating introduction of Quidditch? Pulsating and frantic with no amount of devilment to keep us intrigued throughout. The characters are all perfectly formed in the first two thirds of the film, here Columbus pulls off a masterstroke by interjecting the character arcs with dashes of wonder so that we the audience never gets bored. The final reel plays out solidly as per the mysterious "who done it" core of the piece, but it's down to the previous work in the film that we actually care come the finale. Some great casting of the adults really helps to make the film triumph, with Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane (one of the best casting jobs of the decade I would say), Richard Harris, Alan Rickman and Zoe Wanamaker all doing excellent work here. The kids are all newcomers that overnight were to become household names, all fresh faced and wet behind the ears, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint & Tom Felton are a delight to watch, and they all help to keep the feeling of charm constantly glowing up on the screen. Owls here, witches there, what's that strange three headed dog doing over there? The Harry Potter franchise begins with a bang and a whip of the wand, and I and gazillions of others personally love it. 8/10

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Cast 57
Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Harry Potter

Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint

Ron Weasley

Emma Watson

Emma Watson

Hermione Granger

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Albus Dumbledore

Tom Felton

Tom Felton

Draco Malfoy

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Severus Snape

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Hagrid

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Professor McGonagall

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Uncle Vernon Dursley

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Professor Quirrell / Voldemort (voice)

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Aunt Petunia Dursley

John Hurt

John Hurt

Mr Ollivander

David Bradley

David Bradley

Mr Filch

Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis

Neville Longbottom

Sean Biggerstaff

Sean Biggerstaff

Oliver Wood

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis

Goblin Bank Teller / Professor Flitwick / Griphook (voice)

Harry Melling

Harry Melling

Dudley Dursley

James Phelps

James Phelps

Fred Weasley

Oliver Phelps

Oliver Phelps

George Weasley

John Cleese

John Cleese

Nearly Headless Nick

Chris Rankin

Chris Rankin

Percy Weasley

Alfred Enoch

Alfred Enoch

Dean Thomas

Devon Murray

Devon Murray

Seamus Finnegan

Jamie Waylett

Jamie Waylett

Crabbe

Josh Herdman

Josh Herdman

Goyle

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

Madam Hooch

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs Weasley

Bonnie Wright

Bonnie Wright

Ginny Weasley

Luke Youngblood

Luke Youngblood

Lee Jordan

Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer

Griphook

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

James Potter

Geraldine Somerville

Geraldine Somerville

Lily Potter

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

The Fat Lady

Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer

'He Who Must Not Be Named'

Nina Young

Nina Young

The Grey Lady

Terence Bayler

Terence Bayler

The Bloody Barron

Harry Taylor

Harry Taylor

Station Guard

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

The Sorting Hat (voice)

Simon Fisher-Becker

Simon Fisher-Becker

Fat Friar

Derek Deadman

Derek Deadman

Bartender in Leaky Cauldron

Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon

Firenze (voice)

Eleanor Columbus

Eleanor Columbus

Susan Bones

Ben Borowiecki

Ben Borowiecki

Diagon Alley Boy

Danielle Tabor

Danielle Tabor

Angelina Johnson

Emily Dale

Emily Dale

Katie Bell

Will Theakston

Will Theakston

Marcus Flint

Jamie Yeates

Jamie Yeates

Marcus Flint (uncredited)

David Holmes

David Holmes

Adrian Pucey

Scot Fearn

Scot Fearn

Terrence Higgs

Zoë Sugg

Zoë Sugg

Girl in Potion Class (uncredited)

Jimmy Vee

Jimmy Vee

Goblin (uncredited)

Nicholas Read

Nicholas Read

Goblin (uncredited)

Dani Harmer

Dani Harmer

Student (uncredited)

Mark Ballas

Mark Ballas

Hogwarts Schoolboy (uncredited)

Derek Hough

Derek Hough

Ravenclaw Student (uncredited)

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough

Hogwarts Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Kiran Shah

Kiran Shah

Goblin (uncredited)

Crew 42
Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Stuart Craig

Stuart Craig

Production Design

Stephenie McMillan

Stephenie McMillan

Set Decoration

Simon Finney

Simon Finney

Camera Operator

John Seale

John Seale

Director of Photography

Judianna Makovsky

Judianna Makovsky

Costume Design

Graham Churchyard

Graham Churchyard

Costume Supervisor

Zoe Tahir

Zoe Tahir

Hairstylist

Mark Coulier

Mark Coulier

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Seth Maury

Seth Maury

CG Supervisor

John Clinton

John Clinton

Digital Producer

Greg Powell

Greg Powell

Stunt Coordinator

David Holmes

David Holmes

Stunt Double

Abbi Collins

Abbi Collins

Stunts

Gary Powell

Gary Powell

Stunts

Tolga Kenan

Tolga Kenan

Stunts

Gary Arthurs

Gary Arthurs

Utility Stunts

Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

Director

David R. Ellis

David R. Ellis

Second Unit Director

Richard Francis-Bruce

Richard Francis-Bruce

Editor

John Higgins

John Higgins

Gaffer

Paula DuPré Pesmen

Paula DuPré Pesmen

Associate Producer

Janet Hirshenson

Janet Hirshenson

Casting

Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Casting

Susie Figgis

Susie Figgis

Casting

Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

Executive Producer

Mark Radcliffe

Mark Radcliffe

Executive Producer

Michael Barnathan

Michael Barnathan

Executive Producer

David Heyman

David Heyman

Producer

Peter Myles

Peter Myles

Music Editor

Peter Davies

Peter Davies

Musician

Alexander Courage

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

John Williams

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Simon Rhodes

Simon Rhodes

Scoring Mixer

Ben Shepherd

Ben Shepherd

CG Animator

Jonathan Fawkner

Jonathan Fawkner

Compositing Artist

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Modelling Supervisor

Nick Davis

Nick Davis

Visual Effects Supervisor

Robert Legato

Robert Legato

Visual Effects Supervisor

Roger Guyett

Roger Guyett

Visual Effects Supervisor

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

Novel

Steve Kloves

Steve Kloves

Screenplay

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US Release Dates 4

Nov 14, 2001

New York City, New York

PG Premiere

Nov 16, 2001

PG Theatrical

May 28, 2002

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PG Physical

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