Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Let the Magic Begin.
Let the Magic Begin.
Adventure, Fantasy
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2001
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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.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
152 min
Release date:
16 Nov 2001
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$125,000,000
Revenue:
$976,475,550
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 17 wins & 68 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The filmmakers want to show us a magical world that is, at the same time, wholly believable. They want to create matter-of-fact miracles, but what they end up with is mostly just plain matter-of-fact.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
fresh:
It offers more delights than disappointments -- and that qualifies as one of the year's great reliefs.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
9 Aug 2002
fresh:
I hear the J.K. Rowling books are great, and on the basis of this 2001 movie I'm ready to believe it.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
5 Mar 2008
fresh:
A near-perfect commercial and cultural commodity.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
5 Mar 2008
fresh:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is, despite its trickery, that plainest and least surprising of artifacts: the work of art that is exactly the sum of its parts, neither more nor less.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
27 Nov 2013