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Movie ID: 1439
RT slug: harry_potter_and_the_sorcerers_stone
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_sorcerers_stone
Release year: 2001
Runtime: 152 mins
Wide release date: 2001-11-16
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2012-12-16
Tomatometer final: 80%
Audience score final: 82%
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family
Directors: Chris Columbus
Writers: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Producers: David Heyman
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-09-30 21:05:13
Updated: 2026-09-30 21:05:13
Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone adapts its source material faithfully while condensing the novel's overstuffed narrative into an involving -- and often downright exciting -- big-screen magical caper.
Canonical reviews: 201
Canonical fresh: 161
Canonical rotten: 40
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 201 (161/40), 80% (80.100% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-09-29 17:53:28
Snapshot Tomatometer: 80%
Snapshot review count: 201
Snapshot fresh count: 161
Snapshot rotten count: 40
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4218 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
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| Warner Bros. Pictures | distributor |
| 1492 Pictures | production |
| Heyday Films | production |
| Warner Bros. Television | production |
| Warner Brothers | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter |
| 2 | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley |
| 3 | Emma Watson | Hermione Granger |
| 4 | John Cleese | Nearly Headless Nick |
| 5 | Robbie Coltrane | Rubeus Hagrid |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283938 | Justin Brown | Medium Popcorn | Rotten | 2/5 | 2024-11-13T14:08:17.000Z | 2024-11-13 14:08:17 | The acting is not great, the story's cookie-cutter, but some of the graphics still held up and there are interesting aspects of the wizard world. I think I may have missed the boat on this by watching this as a grown man, but I get why people like this. |
| 283939 | Brandon Collins | Medium Popcorn | Rotten | 2/5 | 2024-11-13T14:07:04.000Z | 2024-11-13 14:07:04 | This is a solid foundation for the film series but the pacing and acting make this a slog to get through. |
| 283940 | Sean Axmaker | Stream on Demand | Fresh | — | 2024-01-06T03:18:06.000Z | 2024-01-06 03:18:06 | ... a painstakingly literal translations of J.K Rowling’s first novel, a near-perfect replica created with a kind of funhouse spectacle of the wonders of the magical world come to life. |
| 283941 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2021-11-15T12:40:39.000Z | 2021-11-15 12:40:39 | ...a decent-enough first installment that admittedly does a nice job of establishing Rowling's impressively detailed world and characters... |
| 283942 | Kevin Maher | The Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2021-10-29T12:40:35.000Z | 2021-10-29 12:40:35 | An exceptional big-screen half-term treat. |
| 283943 | Film Companion Staff | Film Companion | Fresh | — | 2020-10-27T17:51:52.000Z | 2020-10-27 17:51:52 | The Harry Potter movies are the rare series to defy the notion that the books are always better. |
| 283944 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Fresh | 8/10 | 2020-09-29T06:21:42.000Z | 2020-09-29 06:21:42 | It's always thrilling to see kids taking matters into their own hands, outthinking their peers, outwitting adults, and defeating superior enemies. |
| 283945 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-06-11T12:50:29.000Z | 2020-06-11 12:50:29 | Does a magnificent job in bringing to life the unique world of magic and fantasy that, until its mega-hyped release, existed only in the imaginations of author J.K. Rowling's devoted readership. |
| 283946 | Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind The Lens | Fresh | — | 2019-11-13T22:15:22.000Z | 2019-11-13 22:15:22 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is truly a tale for all ages that will last for ages. |
| 283947 | Guillem Martinez Oya | Cinematismo | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-07-11T07:30:26.000Z | 2019-07-11 07:30:26 | Good film directed for a teenage audience in which not only is magic taught but also how stereotypes affect it while the film itself recreates some British stereotypes. [Review in Spanish] |
| 283948 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Fresh | B- | 2019-04-12T23:33:55.000Z | 2019-04-12 23:33:55 | The introduction to Hogwarts and the magic world is very charming and fun. |
| 283949 | Jeremy Jahns | JeremyJahns.com | Fresh | — | 2018-01-30T00:37:07.000Z | 2018-01-30 00:37:07 | This is the world-building moment for Harry Potter, and I loved it. It's sweet and endearing...the set-up is so enjoyable to see. |
| 283950 | Jami Bernard | New York Daily News | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2015-11-13T10:36:25.000Z | 2015-11-13 10:36:25 | Harry Potter's first venture onto the screen is a solid blockbuster. |
| 283951 | Mark Steyn | The Spectator | Fresh | — | 2015-06-16T17:23:33.000Z | 2015-06-16 17:23:33 | Chris Columbus has created an extraordinarily detailed look that's both fantastic and yet has its own reality - exactly like an English public school, come to think of it, especially in your first term . |
| 283952 | Anthony Lane | The New Yorker | Fresh | — | 2013-11-27T15:48:33.000Z | 2013-11-27 15:48:33 | 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. |
| 283953 | Unknown Critic | Total Film | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-11-27T15:44:34.000Z | 2013-11-27 15:44:34 | Harry Potter's adventures in wizard-land are cozy and comfortable in Chris Columbus' faithful adaptation. |
| 283954 | Andrew Collins | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-11-27T15:43:45.000Z | 2013-11-27 15:43:45 | This faithful rendition of the inaugural Potter book demonstrates that the franchise is in safe, sensible hands. |
| 283955 | Felix Vasquez Jr. | Cinema Crazed | Fresh | — | 2013-06-15T09:49:18.000Z | 2013-06-15 09:49:18 | A surprisingly excellent exciting fantasy flick... |
| 283956 | Unknown Critic | Film4 | Fresh | 3/5 | 2011-06-27T17:06:31.000Z | 2011-06-27 17:06:31 | Although it suffers nominally from being over-stuffed and under-paced, it's grand and involving, with magnificent production design and special effects, and some fabulous thesps present and correct. |
| 283957 | Nell Minow | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 5/5 | 2010-12-24T11:41:29.000Z | 2010-12-24 11:41:29 | First Potter movie is a magical ride but also intense. |
| 283958 | Todd McCarthy | Variety | Fresh | — | 2008-03-05T15:47:10.000Z | 2008-03-05 15:47:10 | A near-perfect commercial and cultural commodity. |
| 283959 | Jonathan Rosenbaum | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2008-03-05T15:46:16.000Z | 2008-03-05 15:46:16 | I hear the J.K. Rowling books are great, and on the basis of this 2001 movie I'm ready to believe it. |
| 283960 | Amber Wilkinson | Eye for Film | Fresh | 3/5 | 2007-10-25T07:21:04.000Z | 2007-10-25 07:21:04 | Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Zoe Wanamaker and Maggie Smith, to name but a few, all put in an appearance and it is these old hands who are the best aspect of the film. |
| 283961 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 3/4 | 2007-07-24T08:21:01.000Z | 2007-07-24 08:21:01 | Suffering from too much fantasy over too little reality, Sorcerer's Stone sets Harry Potter up for a longer and fruitful career as a screen legend. |
| 283962 | Joe Lozito | Big Picture Big Sound | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2007-07-14T05:53:55.000Z | 2007-07-14 05:53:55 | Because the film is so glossy, so flippant in its presentation of the world that author J.K. Rowling has spent her sizable novels dissecting, that I still don't have a good idea what all the fuss is about. |
| 283963 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | — | 2007-07-08T22:31:08.000Z | 2007-07-08 22:31:08 | The quickest, zappiest two and a half hours of entertainment you'll ever see. |
| 283964 | Alan Morrison | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-12-30T07:18:46.000Z | 2006-12-30 07:18:46 | Even though a few of the book's scenes have been cut, fans probably couldn't hope for a better adaptation. It bodes well for the rest of the series, when strong stories start taking precedence over set-up. |
| 283965 | Unknown Critic | Time Out | Fresh | — | 2006-02-09T03:17:16.000Z | 2006-02-09 03:17:16 | What a feast for children! Long, and engrossing. Kids will love it! Wizard! |
| 283966 | Christopher Smith | Bangor Daily News (Maine) | Fresh | B+ | 2005-11-17T16:16:01.000Z | 2005-11-17 16:16:01 | A spectacular franchise takes flight. |
| 283967 | Scott Nash | Three Movie Buffs | Fresh | 4/4 | 2005-09-30T03:22:11.000Z | 2005-09-30 03:22:11 | I couldn't find one mis-step, one wrong move, or one disappointment in the transition from print to celluloid. |
| 283968 | Emanuel Levy | EmanuelLevy.Com | Fresh | B- | 2005-09-04T13:09:02.000Z | 2005-09-04 13:09:02 | Columbus' rendition of the first Harry Potter is a slavish adapation of the book, lacking imagination or vision, though not as bad as to be insufferable to watch |
| 283969 | Jason Zingale | Bullz-Eye.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2005-07-05T19:13:23.000Z | 2005-07-05 19:13:23 | The special effects aren't overwhelming and the ideas aren't too far-fetched, but the story will reel in just about anybody. |
| 283970 | Jeffrey Overstreet | JeffreyOverstreet.com (Ghost.io) | Fresh | B- | 2004-12-06T17:13:08.000Z | 2004-12-06 17:13:08 | Unfortunately, many fine performances are nearly wasted by Columbus's predictable direction and an overbearing, relentless soundtrack. |
| 283971 | Jordan Hiller | Bangitout.com | Fresh | — | 2004-12-06T10:25:37.000Z | 2004-12-06 10:25:37 | 2.5 Even though this movie impresses and delights on it's own, it is more exciting to view it as a teaser for the films to come |
| 283972 | Steve Crum | Kansas City Kansan | Fresh | A | 2004-10-30T19:09:24.000Z | 2004-10-30 19:09:24 | Even without a whit of singing, it is the 'Wizard of Oz' of our time. (Published 12-22-01) |
| 283973 | Judith Egerton | Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | Fresh | 4/4 | 2004-06-22T07:57:43.000Z | 2004-06-22 07:57:43 | A sense of loss accompanied my appreciation of the movie. The images created by my own imagination...will now be changed forever. |
| 283974 | Andrew Manning | Radio Free Entertainment | Fresh | 7/10 | 2004-01-15T03:08:06.000Z | 2004-01-15 03:08:06 | Though generally overrated, it's a good start to what will undoubtedly become an epic film franchise. |
| 283975 | Michael W. Phillips, Jr. | Goatdog's Movies | Rotten | 2/5 | 2003-04-20T08:09:37.000Z | 2003-04-20 08:09:37 | A Xerox copy of the book, and a copy is never as good as the original. |
| 283976 | John R. McEwen | Film Quips Online | Fresh | 4/5 | 2003-02-08T08:23:13.000Z | 2003-02-08 08:23:13 | Full of well-designed atmospheric charm, full of wondrous, expensive effects and mediocre-at-best acting, full of media hype and holiday-season merchandising opportunities. |
| 283977 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Fresh | B+ | 2002-11-27T11:31:00.000Z | 2002-11-27 11:31:00 | The two biggest elements that keep the film from attaining a "classic" level of moviemaking have to do with its lack of sustained momentum and wit. |
| 283978 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Fresh | 4/5 | 2002-10-30T08:23:08.000Z | 2002-10-30 08:23:08 | Surefire crowd-pleaser, with a terrific, note-perfect cast and impressive use of special effects. |
| 283979 | Jean Lowerison | San Diego Metropolitan | Fresh | — | 2002-10-21T08:20:42.000Z | 2002-10-21 08:20:42 | The story is not only faithfully but wonderfully translated to film. |
| 283980 | Margaret A. McGurk | Cincinnati Enquirer | Fresh | 3/4 | 2002-10-15T08:20:05.000Z | 2002-10-15 08:20:05 | Faithful to book, film conjures up magical moments for fans to savor. |
| 283981 | Mark Palermo | The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | Rotten | — | 2002-10-14T21:43:56.000Z | 2002-10-14 21:43:56 | Like the Ewok TV movies of the mid 80s, Harry Potter meaninglessly shoestrings a new fantastical event with every scene. |
| 283982 | Jon Niccum | Lawrence Journal-World | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2002-08-23T07:51:11.000Z | 2002-08-23 07:51:11 | Sorcerer's Stone is that rare effort that successfully breathes cinematic life into a children's classic. |
| 283983 | Urban Cinefile Critics | Urban Cinefile | Fresh | — | 2002-08-17T08:17:26.000Z | 2002-08-17 08:17:26 | Harry Potter manages to avoid sloppy sentimentality, but weaves the perfect balance, allowing us to not only enjoy this fabulous fantasy on a visual level, but also on a satisfying emotional one. |
| 283984 | Joshua Tyler | CinemaBlend | Fresh | — | 2002-08-12T08:18:06.000Z | 2002-08-12 08:18:06 | For the non-fan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone serves up a memorable diversion, but it's hard to ignore the potholes. |
| 283985 | Robert Denerstein | Denver Rocky Mountain News | Fresh | B+ | 2002-08-09T08:19:22.000Z | 2002-08-09 08:19:22 | It offers more delights than disappointments -- and that qualifies as one of the year's great reliefs. |
| 283986 | Jeffrey Chen | Window to the Movies | Fresh | 8/10 | 2002-07-12T08:18:42.000Z | 2002-07-12 08:18:42 | An admirable spectacle, a real thriller for the kids and the kid in all of us, but ... straightforward and workmanlike. |
| 283987 | Jason Clark | Matinee Magazine | Rotten | C+ | 2002-06-14T12:04:54.000Z | 2002-06-14 12:04:54 | What director Chris Columbus hasn't brought to it is any kind of inherent wonder or more palpable reason for being |
| 283988 | Jeffrey Westhoff | Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2002-06-13T11:30:11.000Z | 2002-06-13 11:30:11 | As directed by Chris Columbus and written by Steve Kloves, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is a film with no personality of its own, despite being filled with many unforgettable personalities. |
| 283989 | Jimmy O | Film Snobs | Rotten | — | 2002-06-10T18:53:38.000Z | 2002-06-10 18:53:38 | Emotionally, this Harry Potter is just as inert as the popcorn-munching masses watching him. |
| 283990 | James Sanford | Kalamazoo Gazette | Fresh | — | 2002-06-09T19:52:17.000Z | 2002-06-09 19:52:17 | good enough to please those who already love the books (there's a few million happy faces right there) while giving those who've resisted the Potter craze a tantalizing taste of what they've been missing out on. |
| 283991 | Pablo Villaça | Cinema em Cena | Fresh | 4/5 | 2002-05-30T21:09:57.000Z | 2002-05-30 21:09:57 | A parte tcnica de Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal impecvel. |
| 283992 | Audrey Rock-Richardson | Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | Fresh | B | 2002-05-30T12:51:31.000Z | 2002-05-30 12:51:31 | The film comes off uncannily like the book; the scenes are exactly as you would imagine them. This, however, probably says more about the writing abilities of Rowling as an author than Columbus as a director. |
| 283993 | Nathaniel Rogers | The Film Experience | Rotten | — | 2002-05-30T11:20:11.000Z | 2002-05-30 11:20:11 | There is such a thing as being too faithful to a novel. Many things that were amusing on the page are laborious and redundant in the film... but they're there anyway. |
| 283994 | Betty Jo Tucker | ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Fresh | — | 2002-05-30T06:38:59.000Z | 2002-05-30 06:38:59 | This whimsical film offers compelling proof that magic and movies go together like ABRA and CADABRA. |
| 283995 | John J. Puccio | Movie Metropolis | Fresh | 7/10 | 2002-05-13T16:29:00.000Z | 2002-05-13 16:29:00 | ...certainly an entertaining and recommendable film, but it never soars to the heights of filmmaking or imagination. |
| 283996 | Steven D. Greydanus | Decent Films | Fresh | B | 2002-05-09T08:49:04.000Z | 2002-05-09 08:49:04 | So reverentially faithful to the first book that however you feel about the book is a pretty reliable indicator of how you'll feel about the movie. |
| 283997 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Fresh | 3/5 | 2002-03-14T08:13:19.000Z | 2002-03-14 08:13:19 | Great fun, even if it's not a particularly good movie. |
| 283998 | Jeremy Heilman | MovieMartyr.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2002-03-05T08:13:22.000Z | 2002-03-05 08:13:22 | The relatively hands-off treatment of any pathos is an unfortunate side effect of the film's travelogue feel. |
| 283999 | Stacie Hougland | Hollywood.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2002-03-02T08:13:23.000Z | 2002-03-02 08:13:23 | If you enjoyed the book (or at least can take some kids with you who did), go watch it played out on screen -- just don't expect magic to happen. |
| 284000 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 2/4 | 2002-02-26T08:13:13.000Z | 2002-02-26 08:13:13 | My suggestion: Sit down and read the book again. |
| 284001 | Ian Mantgani | UK Critic | Fresh | 4/4 | 2002-02-17T08:13:16.000Z | 2002-02-17 08:13:16 | A wondrous achievement whose life, wit and vision made me grin |
| 284002 | Peter Rainer | New York Magazine/Vulture | Rotten | — | 2002-01-22T08:12:48.000Z | 2002-01-22 08:12:48 | 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. |
| 284003 | Jorge Avila Andrade | Moviola | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2002-01-15T08:13:22.000Z | 2002-01-15 08:13:22 | Quiz la cinta no es perfecta, pero es un claro ejemplo de entretenimiento familiar y de que la imaginacin es algo de lo ms preciado que tiene el ser humano. |
| 284004 | Jules Brenner | Cinema Signals | Rotten | 2/4 | 2002-01-07T08:12:35.000Z | 2002-01-07 08:12:35 | The blame for this is a too heavy directorial hand. Originality might have flowered under a lighter touch and the original literary work better served. |
| 284005 | Michael Dequina | TheMovieReport.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2002-01-03T03:29:09.000Z | 2002-01-03 03:29:09 | 'Harry' does indeed fly--just don't expect the movie soar into the higher altitudes of imagination. |
| 284006 | Eugene Novikov | Film Blather | Fresh | A- | 2001-12-23T01:45:01.000Z | 2001-12-23 01:45:01 | It's a good sign that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone feels rushed at two-and-a-half hours. I would easily have sat twice as long. |
| 284007 | Shane Burridge | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Fresh | — | 2001-12-10T11:37:01.000Z | 2001-12-10 11:37:01 | The tone is right, the pacing is right, and most significantly, the look is right |
| 284008 | Ed Kelleher | Film Journal International | Fresh | — | 2001-12-09T08:12:02.000Z | 2001-12-09 08:12:02 | Columbus ... has assembled a wizardly cast and crew. |
| 284009 | Carlo Cavagna | AboutFilm.com | Fresh | B- | 2001-12-06T23:24:42.000Z | 2001-12-06 23:24:42 | By not screwing up, Columbus has fulfilled his most important job requirement. |
| 284010 | Shay Casey | Daily-Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2001-12-04T18:41:33.000Z | 2001-12-04 18:41:33 | And yet, all things considered, the team behind this film seems to have done the best job possible. |
| 284011 | Yazmin Ghonaim | Cinephiles | Fresh | 7/10 | 2001-12-03T08:13:06.000Z | 2001-12-03 08:13:06 | Successfully imposes its imagery of the highly fictionalized reality of Harry Potter, and capitalizes on the charming qualities of its popularized protagonist. |
| 284012 | Alex Ramirez | Cinenganos | Fresh | — | 2001-12-01T09:40:44.000Z | 2001-12-01 09:40:44 | 9 No se saca un 10, pero s una buena nota.... un 9 3/4 :) |
| 284014 | Scott A. Mantz | Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews | Fresh | 3/5 | 2001-11-30T14:58:36.000Z | 2001-11-30 14:58:36 | Watson is witty, wise, and irresistible to watch, while Grint plays the comic relief to the many edge-of-your-seat situations that the kids find themselves in. |
| 284013 | Garth Franklin | Dark Horizons | Fresh | 8/10 | 2001-11-30T14:58:36.000Z | 2001-11-30 14:58:36 | It's a great movie for kids and pre-teens, as well as being an enjoyable diversion for adults. |
| 284015 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2001-11-29T08:20:17.000Z | 2001-11-29 08:20:17 | For a movie about magic, there's not much magical about it. |
| 284016 | Richard Roeper | Ebert & Roeper | Fresh | — | 2001-11-27T12:42:43.000Z | 2001-11-27 12:42:43 | [A] complete triumph... |
| 284017 | David Forsmark | Credo | Fresh | — | 2001-11-27T12:33:18.000Z | 2001-11-27 12:33:18 | A very good movie, and a faithful adaption of the book. |
| 284018 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B | 2001-11-26T06:34:07.000Z | 2001-11-26 06:34:07 | the film adaptation is too faithful to the book, which may be a turnoff to the less-than-hard-core fans. |
| 284019 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3/4 | 2001-11-25T08:11:50.000Z | 2001-11-25 08:11:50 | a beautifully mounted adventure movie that adheres almost fetishistically to its source material |
| 284020 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B | 2001-11-24T12:24:42.000Z | 2001-11-24 12:24:42 | While Chris Columbus has done what Warner Brothers, Rowling and most of her readership wanted...he's ironically lost some of the magic |
| 284021 | Catharine Tunnacliffe | eye WEEKLY | Fresh | 4/4 | 2001-11-24T08:12:04.000Z | 2001-11-24 08:12:04 | The good news is that the film is about as careful an adaptation as can be imagined, one that takes next to no liberties with the original text. |
| 284023 | Brian Orndorf | Modamag.com | Fresh | 8/10 | 2001-11-24T08:12:03.000Z | 2001-11-24 08:12:03 | — |
| 284022 | Rita Kempley | Washington Post | Rotten | — | 2001-11-24T08:12:03.000Z | 2001-11-24 08:12:03 | You can't expect perfection from muggles. |
| 284024 | Chuck Rudolph | Matinee Magazine | Rotten | B- | 2001-11-24T02:53:46.000Z | 2001-11-24 02:53:46 | Its efforts to set itself above the bar are rather admirable, if not quite charming or endearing in their eventual failures. |
| 284025 | KJ Doughton | Nitrate Online | Fresh | — | 2001-11-23T08:12:10.000Z | 2001-11-23 08:12:10 | Will not disappoint Rowling's legions of fans. |
| 284026 | Mark Halverson | Sacramento News & Review | Fresh | 3/5 | 2001-11-21T15:08:01.000Z | 2001-11-21 15:08:01 | Has scattered, enthralling, entertaining individual moments. |
| 284028 | Gary Brown | Houston Community Newspapers | Fresh | 4/4 | 2001-11-20T08:12:01.000Z | 2001-11-20 08:12:01 | The grandfather and grandson sitting next to me in the third row loved this film. That says it all. |
| 284027 | David Sterritt | Christian Science Monitor | Fresh | 3/4 | 2001-11-20T08:12:01.000Z | 2001-11-20 08:12:01 | Fans of the novel will have great fun reliving its adventures, and newcomers will receive a rollicking welcome to its magic-touched realm. |
| 284029 | Scott Weinberg | eFilmCritic.com | Fresh | 7/10 | 2001-11-19T20:55:03.000Z | 2001-11-19 20:55:03 | I almost wish I hadn't read the novel first. In an effort to please the Potter-philes, the filmmakers end up offering very few surprises. |
| 284030 | Matt Easterbrook | Matt's Movie Reviews | Fresh | 5/5 | 2001-11-19T18:59:30.000Z | 2001-11-19 18:59:30 | I am now officially a Harry Potter fan. And that, I think, is the highest compliment a movie can get. |
| 284031 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | 3/4 | 2001-11-19T17:37:50.000Z | 2001-11-19 17:37:50 | It delivers exactly what you would expect from a popular fairy tale in this age of digital animation. |
| 284032 | David N. Butterworth | La Movie Boeuf | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2001-11-19T12:02:28.000Z | 2001-11-19 12:02:28 | Your appreciation of the film is likely to be colored by whether or not you've read the book(s). |
| 284033 | Mark R. Leeper | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Fresh | 8/10 | 2001-11-19T11:16:49.000Z | 2001-11-19 11:16:49 | Visually the film is just about all you could hope for. |
| 284034 | Rob Vaux | Flipside Movie Emporium | Rotten | C+ | 2001-11-19T08:11:49.000Z | 2001-11-19 08:11:49 | Rarely has a movie seemed more beholden to its roots, or required so much outside help to give it its spark. |
| 284037 | Andrew O'Hehir | Salon.com | Fresh | — | 2001-11-18T08:11:38.000Z | 2001-11-18 08:11:38 | Professional entertainment with just enough human moments to squeak by. |
| 284036 | Marc Savlov | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | 3/5 | 2001-11-18T08:11:38.000Z | 2001-11-18 08:11:38 | It's the smaller touches, transposed in whole from the book, that make the film as good as it is. |
| 284035 | Phil Villarreal | Arizona Daily Star | Rotten | 2/4 | 2001-11-18T08:11:38.000Z | 2001-11-18 08:11:38 | The narrative is a scattershot sprint through the book's events with little regard for character motivation. |
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