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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 · Movie · 152 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer80%as of 2026-01-15
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.1/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic65/100as of 2026-01-15

What it is

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and written by Steve Kloves, based on the 1997 novel by J. K. Rowling. It is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series, and stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.

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Genres
Fantasy / Adventure
Original language
English

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