While still being a great movie, "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" moves too quickly and does not take enough time to grieve at crucial moments, rushing towards the future confrontation. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
Order of the Phoenix streamlines the longest and most complex Harry Potter book into the shortest movie and remains watchable. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
Despite spending too much time on the romance, Half-Blood Prince is a stunning and emotionally satisfying movie. Though it's not the best directed from six movies, it's the most affecting. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
Coming a year after the Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets triumphs by being darker and livelier than its predecessor. It has greatly expanded and improved the original universe. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
Harry Potter's first venture on the big screens is a huge blockbuster with a magical feeling from childhood. Despite being the plainest and least surprising, the movie sticks to the book and holds up even after 20 years. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
With Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, adults could enjoy the franchise as much as their kids for the first time. Most of the cast has done their roles justice, and great direction makes it an easily enjoyable movie. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
The grand finish in Deathly Hallows: Part 2 feels necessary after eight years of growth. While some parts were a bit rushed, the movie is powerfully acted and visually dazzling, and it ends with a suitably magical victory. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
With the replacement of a director and the change in an integral character actor, Prisoner of Azkaban is the most impressive entry in the franchise. It perfectly balances complex narrative, magical feeling, and technical wizardry. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
The Harry Potter franchise has maintained high quality across all eight movies, so there are no awful films in the series. Each movie offers something different, but we've tried to highlight stories that stand out and rank all Harry Potter from worst to best. Let's dive in!
