Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Seen it?2004 | 141 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.0 out of 10), it collected a shelf of major awards, it made about 6 times its budget and it earned strong reviews (91% on Rotten Tomatoes). Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, start here.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and new challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Also nominated for 2 Oscars and 4 more BAFTAs. Plus 18 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$790 million worldwide on a $130 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 669K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- Daniel RadcliffeHarry Potter
- Rupert GrintRon Weasley
- Emma WatsonHermione Granger
- Robbie ColtraneRubeus Hagrid
- Michael GambonAlbus Dumbledore
- Gary OldmanSirius Black
- David ThewlisRemus Lupin
- Timothy SpallPeter Pettigrew
- Alan RickmanSeverus Snape
- Tom FeltonDraco Malfoy