The Wizarding World Movies, Ranked: The Top 8

The top 8 Wizarding World movies by movie.guru score. One Fantastic Beasts movie squeezed in. The rest of the ranking is pure house cup drama.

Number one has 1.07 million IMDb votes and one very loud rival.

1. 8
   Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)7.2

   The creatures are great. The plot they're stuck in isn't.

   $816 million worldwide on a reported $175 to $200 million budget. The Niffler is the real star, and Jacob the aspiring baker deserved top billing for all 132 minutes.
2. 7
   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)7.7

   The quietest Potter movie, and the dance scene is weirdly perfect.

   146 minutes, much of it on the run, and audiences still rank it above 91% of notable movies. The Tale of the Three Brothers animation is the best thing in the franchise.
3. 6
   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)7.7

   Clunky, cozy, and the reason any of this exists.

   $1.03 billion worldwide and 970,647 IMDb votes. The kids are still learning on the job, and it doesn't matter, because the first look at the Great Hall still works on grown adults.
4. 5
   Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)7.7

   Best-looking Potter movie. Least going on in it.

   $1.01 billion worldwide and 153 minutes of gorgeous, foggy cinematography. Jim Broadbent's Slughorn is a treat, but the teen romance eats so much time the main plot shows up late.
5. 4
   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)7.8

   The longest one here, and Kenneth Branagh earns every minute.

   161 minutes and an A+ CinemaScore. Branagh's Gilderoy Lockhart is a walking ego with great hair, plus spiders, a flying car and a giant snake. Peak sleepover movie.
6. 3
   Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)8.3

   Dumbledore did not ask calmly, and I respect it.

   An 8.7 on movie.guru and $901.4 million worldwide. Mike Newell turns Hogwarts into a sports movie, then lets the kids act like real, awkward teenagers for 157 minutes.
7. 2
   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)8.9

   Hermione's right hook is the franchise's best moment. I'm serious.

   A 9.0 on movie.guru and an 8.0 on IMDb in 142 minutes. Alfonso Cuarón trades the cozy castle for fog, shadows and a Whomping Willow that hits back.
8. 1
   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)9.2

   Azkaban fans, I see you. The finale still wins.

   A 9.3 on movie.guru, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and $1.34 billion worldwide. The shortest one here at 130 minutes, and it opens with a dragon breaking out of a bank.

$9,221 says you announce your Hogwarts house in the comments like it settles the ranking.

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