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GenreAdventure, Family & Fantasy
RatedPG-13
Runtime2 hr 18 mins
ReleasedJuly 11, 2007
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorDavid Yates
StarringDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's Details | |
| Genre | Adventure, Family & Fantasy |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 06/28/2007 (Tokyo); 07/11/2007 (United States); 07/12/2007 (United Kingdom) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 18 mins |
| Budget | $150–200M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's Interests | |
| General | Educational Decrees, pink everything, the Ministry of Magic, Grimmauld Place, secret study groups. |
| Music | Nicholas Hooper, taking the baton after John Williams and Patrick Doyle. |
| Movies | Half-Blood Prince (2009). Next term, same director. |
| Television | Abbott Elementary. A school where the teachers actually teach. |
| Heroes | Luna Lovegood. Calm, kind and somehow never surprised by anything. |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's Crew | |
| Director | David Yates |
| Writers | Michael Goldenberg |
| Producers | David Heyman, David Barron |
| Cinematography | Sławomir Idziak |
| Music | Nicholas Hooper |
| Edited By | Mark Day |
| Production | Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films |
| Distributed By | Warner Bros. Pictures |
The fattest Potter book became one of the shortest Potter movies, and you can hear the scissors. Order of the Phoenix runs 138 minutes and races through a secret club, a prophecy, the whole Ministry of Magic and a pile of new faces, so half the story happens in montages and spinning newspaper headlines. The trade is Imelda Staunton. Her Dolores Umbridge smiles like a kindergarten teacher and runs Hogwarts like a parking enforcement office, and she’s scarier than any snake-faced wizard. Watching the kids finally learn real spells in secret is the most fun the series has had in a while, and the Weasley twins get a legendary exit. Harry spends a lot of the movie yelling, which is fair, he’s a teenager and nobody believes him. Over 713,000 IMDb ratings average a 7.5. A 6.9 because Umbridge is iconic and the rest feels like reading the summary on the back of the box. $312 says you spot a pink cardigan this week and feel a chill.
What works: Imelda Staunton’s Umbridge, the secret student club, and the Weasley twins’ fireworks goodbye.
What doesn’t: It compresses a massive book so hard that big story beats land as montages, and new characters barely get introduced.
Who it’s for: Fans who love a villain they can truly hate, and anyone who ever had a teacher who loved rules more than students.
Spoilers
The prophecy trip to the Ministry is a trap, and Bellatrix kills Sirius during the fight. Dumbledore and Voldemort duel in the atrium, and the Minister of Magic finally sees with his own eyes that Voldemort is back.
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) spends his summer on Privet Drive insisting Voldemort is back, and almost nobody believes him. Then Dementors show up in the suburbs, Harry fights them off to protect his cousin, and the Ministry of Magic tries to expel him for it. Back at Hogwarts, the Ministry plants Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. She loves pink, kitten plates and rules. So many rules. So Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) decide to start teaching real spells in secret. David Yates directs. One hundred thirty-eight minutes, zero useful homework.
Anyone who wants to learn actual defensive magic. Meeting spot to be announced. Tell nobody.
| Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter |
| Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley |
| Emma Watson | Hermione Granger |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Bellatrix Lestrange |
| Robbie Coltrane | Rubeus Hagrid |
| Ralph Fiennes | Lord Voldemort |
| Michael Gambon | Albus Dumbledore |
| Brendan Gleeson | Mad-Eye Moody |
| Richard Griffiths | Vernon Dursley |
| Jason Isaacs | Lucius Malfoy |
| Gary Oldman | Sirius Black |
| Alan Rickman | Severus Snape |
| Fiona Shaw | Petunia Dursley |
| Maggie Smith | Minerva McGonagall |
| Imelda Staunton | Dolores Umbridge |
| David Thewlis | Remus Lupin |
| Emma Thompson | Sybill Trelawney |
| Julie Walters | Molly Weasley |