All 8 ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Ranked From Worst to Best, According to IMDb

All signs are there for HBO to move on to the production phase of its upcoming Harry Potter show, which also means you might have forgotten about the original movie franchise for a while.

Launched back in 2001, the series has become one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time, with the last chapter coming to theatres and wrapping the story in 2011.

Now that HBO’s adaptation has found its own golden trio, it might be the best time to rewatch all those movies that turned into beloved cult classics. We’re here to break down how audiences reacted to every single one of them.

8. ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ (2002)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets holds scores of 82% and 80% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.4/10

The second movie in the franchise, this part follows Harry, Ron and Hermione’s adventures during their sophomore year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which suddenly gets terrorized by a mysterious dark force.

7. ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (2007)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has scores of 78% and 81% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.5/10

The fifth movie sees Harry realising that his connection to Voldemort is deeper than everyone around him thought as he keeps seeking ways to bring him down amidst a heartwarming family reunion.

Meanwhile, new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge has turned Hogwarts into a place of fear for its students, so Harry embarks on a mission to arrange collective classes of defence before darker times come.

6. ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ (2009)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince keeps scores of 83% and 78% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.6/10

In this movie the imminent danger that Voldemort is about to bring to Hogwarts is more threatening than ever, with Dumbledore trying to prepare Harry for the final battle with the wizard world’s biggest villain.

5. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ (2010)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 has scores of 77% and 85% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.7/10

The first part of the final chapter, the movie witnesses Harry, Ron and Hermione embarking on a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the sources of Voldemort's immortality, even though their professors are too busy with protecting Hogwarts to help them.

Despite the characters’ bond becoming even stronger than before, dark forces will make numerous attempts to tear them apart.

4. ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire holds scores of 88% and 74% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.7/10

The franchise’s fourth movie witnesses Hogwarts becoming one of three schools of wizardry to participate in a competition, the contestants of which will have to face a major threat.

3. ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ (2001)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone keeps scores of 80% and 82% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.7/10

The first movie introduces Harry as well as the other leading characters, delving into the former’s disheartening background story of an orphaned boy forced to live with his abusive aunt and uncles after his parents’ death.

However, his life changes radically when he’s invited to an English boarding school for wizards where he’ll learn the shocking truth about his origins.

2. ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban keeps scores of 91% and 86% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7.9/10

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, the third movie sees Harry and co getting into yet another big trouble when it’s revealed that deranged killer Sirius Black has escaped from maximum security Azkaban prison and now aims at killing the young wizard.

However, there might be a different reason for Black to look for Harry in Hogwarts.

1. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ (2011)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 holds scores of 96% and 89% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8.1/10

The franchise’s final movie finds Harry, Ron and Hermione, as well as Hogwarts students and stuff, preparing for the last battle with Voldemort.

As Harry and his friends keep searching for the remaining Horcruxes that allow the villain to stay immortal, the latter is about to launch a massive attack on Hogwarts with inevitable and numerous casualties.