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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 243 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daniel Radcliffe
  • Summary: An adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's immensely popular novels about Harry Potter, a boy whose life is tranformed on his eleventh birthday when he learns that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    A red-blooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    91
    It's eye-filling, well-cast, often very funny and executed with great imagination and flair.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    60
    This version of the Potter saga is fun and harmless rather than memorable or imaginative. That's certainly no crime.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 107 out of 134
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 134
  3. Negative: 18 out of 134
  1. grandpajoe6191
    8
    Director Chris Columbus has created "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" a dazzling movie that stays true to its book and adding itself with pure zeal and passion with impressive visuals.… Expand
    • 11 of 11 users said yes
  2. Treblotski
    5
    When there is a source to compare something with something else, it will be compared. The book was better. But "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" does very well as a movie, special congratulations to the music composers. But in 2001 were released movies that were way more stunning than this one. So the film makers should have tried harder.… Expand
    • 4 of 5 users said yes
  3. JohnD.
    3
    The story was kind of fun, but the kids couldn't act and many scenes dragged on and on and on...
    • 0 of 5 users said yes

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