Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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2 hr. 32 min.

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Fantasy

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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.

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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.

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Shanna

fun to see it in the theater!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Andy

Better on the big screen, loved being able to see this in theaters for the first time, as I was too young and not yet a fan of the series when it was originally released.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Kathleen G

I saw Sorcerer’s Stone with my 2 sons the day it came out in 2001. Today, I saw it again on the big screen with one of my sons (the other son was out of town). It was so fun and nostalgic. The film is, as always, delightful and magical!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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Tj

Such a classic film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/22

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Christina

It was wonderful to take my daughter to see it in theater like I did many years ago. very nice experience for her. At theater itself I seem the twitters for the sound system were to high. So at some parts it got really loud.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/24/22

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Steven C

Great to experience this again over 20 years since I saw the premiere. Wish they were playing all of them!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/22

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

An exceptional big-screen half-term treat.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2021

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

Harry Potter's first venture onto the screen is a solid blockbuster.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 13, 2015

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... 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.

Jan 6, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a decent-enough first installment that admittedly does a nice job of establishing Rowling's impressively detailed world and characters...

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 15, 2021

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Film Companion Staff

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The Harry Potter movies are the rare series to defy the notion that the books are always better.

Oct 27, 2020

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Chris Columbus
Executive Producer: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe, Duncan Henderson
Screenwriter: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films, Warner Brothers
Rating: PG (Some Scary Moments|Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $317.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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