If there's anyone left who has yet to see the movies, it should go without saying there are spoilers ahead. If you choose to take on the Marvel Movie Marathon, then you might as well watch them in the perfect order not chronologically or the film’s release date, but in the order that makes the most sense from the canonical MCU timeline perspective. Here's my highly subjective, incredibly opinionated ranking, with some help from Rotten Tomatoes' fan base in case you don't trust my opinion alone.
So you might say I have pretty strong opinions on the Harry Potter universe, which now includes the Fantastic Beasts movies too. And yes, this Ravenclaw went to see The Cursed Child on Broadway as soon as my journalist's salary would allow, falling in love with the story all over again. And as the films hit theaters, my friends and I were often near the front of the line for midnight showings, our house colors proudly on display. My brother and I fought over who "owned" our family's sole copy of each book and bartered with our parents for "just a few more pages" more nights than I can count.
Before long, I developed unique voices for each of the characters, solidifying my place as the de facto reader when we gathered in front of the fireplace to spend some time in Harry's magical world.Īs the series wore on, we read chapters from Harry Potter on our annual summer road trips, the miles slipping by with the chapters. The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, came out when I was 10, and my family read it aloud together almost every night. We’ll be sure to keep them all updated on this page.The Harry Potter movies - and the books that preceded them - played a huge role in my childhood. Rowling), but many other spin-offs as well. And not just the approximately three thousand Fantastic Beasts movies to come (though really five, according to J.K. Welcome to the wonderful world of the expanded Harry Potter film universe! 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is undoubtedly the first of many. They will hit you like an Unforgivable Curse and they won’t let go.Īvailable in the UK on: NOW TVwith a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Deathly Hallows Part 2is the most action-packed of the Potter series, but that won’t keep you from the feels. The final, epic conclusion to the franchise. We also get a Hermione/Harry dance number set to Nick Cave’s “O Children.” What more could you want from a movie?Īvailable in the UK on: NOW TVwith a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
There’s lots of camping, roaming the English countryside, and listening to the wireless. Harry, Hermione, and Ron are on the run on search for Horcruxes and it is pretty bleak. My favorite film in the franchise, Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a serious shift in tone for the Potter movies. What is Harry doing to distract himself from the scary times? Cheating in potions, of course, with the help of the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.Īvailable in the UK on: NOW TVwith a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Voldemort’s rise is in full background force during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts.
Available for free (with subscription) in the US: HBO Max, PeacockĪvailable in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, AmazonĪvailable in the UK on: NOW TVwith a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince