Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Based on the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, the live-action family adventure film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone tells the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he has never had.

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Release:

2001

Running Time:

146 min

Certificate:

Contains mild scary scenes, violence and language

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Director:

Chris Columbus

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O J
OK
04 May 2010
The first instalment in the Potter franchise, and it's not that great, but a must-see given that these films get better as you work through them (honestly, the later ones are great!). Start here, endure the 2.5hrs so that you won't be lost later in the series.
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Elena Vinterberg
twee and sickly
06 December 2008
The first film adaptation in J.K Rowling’s world-renowned saga featuring the infamous boy wizard, Harry Potter. Harry travels to Hogwart’s School of Magic where he makes friends with sidekicks Ron and Hermione. The trio become involved in the mystery of the Philosopher’s stone, and as they learn more they discover that evil forces are at work. Okay, it’s a children’s film but did they have to make it quite so twee and sickly? The whole thing plays much too safe to really realise its potential, and while it remains true to the book you do feel they could have taken a few more risks in making the film more edgy and dark. To be fair, the film does nicely set up the characters, and will no doubt please fans of the books, but overall there’s too much schmaltz and not enough grit. It may provide an entertaining two hours but the film could have been so much better.
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