Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critics What's this?

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 599 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
  • Summary: In this third installment of the series, the infamous Sirius Black has escaped from the dreaded fortress of Azkaban and is headed straight to Harry Potter.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Susannah Gora
    100
    Soars gloriously into fluency and magic.
  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    100
    The Prisoner of Azkaban is to Harry Potter what that other No. 3, "Goldfinger," was to James Bond: the movie that takes the invention and gamesmanship of the series to a whole new giddy peak.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    80
    In the Harry Potter film series thus far, The Sorcerer's Stone remains the strongest, perhaps because the first look at any rich new world is almost always going to be more groundbreaking than its sequels. But Prisoner of Azkaban is a worthy and stylistically different follow-up, where Chamber of Secrets often felt like an unimaginative retread.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Cuaron lets his enthusiasms show.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 225 out of 334
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 334
  3. Negative: 73 out of 334
  1. nboley08
    10
    Might be the best of the series. It's certainly the most impressive visually, as Hogwarts, which sometimes felt as thrilling as a funeral home during Columbus' films, comes vividly alive in the third film. Sirius Black is such an intoxicating and great character, he really ties the movie together greatly. This was arguably Rowling's peak in the series.… Expand
  2. grandpajoe6191
    8
    Finally, a harry potter movie that starts childlike and ends with maturity! Bravo Alfonso Cuaron!
  3. vgmkyle
    7
    Probably the least engaging of the series when it comes to the film adaptations; very uneventful -- missing the engaging parts of the book. Somehow though, even with its serious flaws -- Azkaban is worth watching.… Expand
  4. AustinM.
    3
    This one just doesn't give me that feeling the first two gave me and it lacks the action of the 4th and 5th films. By far the worst so far.

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