Revisiting the 'Harry Potter' stars: How did childhood fame treat Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint? 9. (He doesn't help, though.) The underwhelming second installment unleashes a monstrous Basilisk on the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but other than bringing in family members of the antagonistic Draco Malfoy ( Tom Felton), it doesn't do a whole lot for the overall saga. This isn't dead last because house-elf Dobby is the Jar Jar Binks of the "Potter"-verse. 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (2002)
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In honor of Harry's movie anniversary, here are all the "Potter" films, ranked from the biggest dud to the most enchanting fantasy:ĭaniel Radcliffe: Actor discusses his 'weird' career after 'Harry Potter' 10. (A third "Beasts" is slated to arrive in April of next year.)
The movie franchise wound up casting a spell, too, with eight hit films based on the novels followed by two recent "Fantastic Beast" spinoff prequels starring Eddie Redmayne as 1920s-era hero and awkward magizoologist Newt Scamander. 16, 2001, six days after bowing in the boy wizard's homeland of England) introduced film audiences to magical BFFs Harry ( Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione ( Emma Watson) and Ron ( Rupert Grint), the heroes of J.K. Two decades ago, director Chris Columbus' "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (which premiered in the U.S. Bust out the Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-bangs and hoist a pint of Butterbeer: The "Harry Potter" movies are turning 20.