Directed by:
Chris ColumbusScreenplay:
Steve KlovesCinematography:
Roger PrattCast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Maggie Smith, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Griffiths, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Fiona Shaw, Robbie Coltrane (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him as they haven't replied to a single one of his letters. Then, suddenly and mysteriously, house-elf Dobby appears in Harry's bedroom and warns him of great danger if he should attempt to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But despite the elf's mischievous efforts to thwart Harry's return to school, the ever determined Harry is rescued from the Dursley's dreary clutches by Ron and his brothers and whisked into the warmth of the Weasley household. Upon arriving at Hogwarts, Harry finds that his first year heroics have caused him to become the center of much unwanted attention. His new fans include Ron's little sister Ginny; first year would-be photographer Colin Creevey; and most irritatingly, the New Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, Gilderoy Lockhart. Outshone only by his own vanity, Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns. But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation for the sinister new terror that is gripping the school. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Daniel Radcliffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221032_a2c232.jpg)
Daniel Radcliffe
UK
Best movies:
![Rupert Grint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/572/162572937_1c6049.jpg)
Rupert Grint
UK
Best movies:
![Emma Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/474/160474965_ba4ade.jpg)
Emma Watson
France
Best movies:
![Maggie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422073_3fca11.jpg)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
![Kenneth Branagh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/149/166149494_fe8e1f.jpg)
Kenneth Branagh
UK
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Hamlet (1996)
![Richard Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281145_2c7c1d.jpg)
Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Gandhi (1982)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
![Richard Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267631_2061cc.jpg)
Richard Harris
Ireland
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
![Fiona Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142090_fcfdfb.jpg)
Fiona Shaw
Ireland
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
My Left Foot (1989)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
![Robbie Coltrane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/022/164022762_db025e.jpg)
Robbie Coltrane
UK
Best movies:
![Tom Felton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018345_e6ad9d.jpg)
Tom Felton
UK
Best movies:
![Matthew Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/572/162572936_42217b.jpg)
Matthew Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Mark Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279550_ed504a.jpg)
Mark Williams
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Stardust (2007)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
![John Cleese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/177/166177188_5635d6.jpg)
John Cleese
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV movie)
![James Phelps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278681_210c55.jpg)
James Phelps
UK
Best movies:
![Oliver Phelps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278682_422947.jpg)
Oliver Phelps
UK
Best movies:
![Jason Isaacs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269166_febfba.jpg)
Jason Isaacs
UK
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
![Julie Walters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544389_3cd1b9.jpg)
Julie Walters
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Billy Elliot (2000)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Miriam Margolyes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271110_8ccac2.jpg)
Miriam Margolyes
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Mulan (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
![Christian Coulson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275948_b72f0a.jpg)
Christian Coulson
UK
Best movies:
The Hours (2002)
Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)