Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high- stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped- for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros. Upon his 1. 1th birthday, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who lives in misery with an aunt and uncle that don't want him, learns from a giant named Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) that he is the orphaned son of powerful wizards. Harry is offered a place at prestigious Hogwarts, a boarding school for wizards that exists in a realm of magic and fantasy outside the dreary existence of normal humans or . The film features alternate- version scenes for every mention of the titular rock. Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, and Fiona Shaw co- star.

In this enchanting, three-time Oscar nominated film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's delightful bestseller (and the first entry in the most successful movie series in box.

Harry Potter (Film) - TV Tropes. Left to right: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, and Neville Longbottom. The films star Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. The entire series (which has taken a higher aggregate box- office gross than any other series in the same medium) spans eight movies; the seventh book, Deathly Hallows, was split into two separate films in an attempt to encompass as much of the final book's content as possible (in contrast to the rushed scenes of the largest book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, for example). The first two films, directed by Chris Columbus, place more emphasis on plot than characterization, with most scenes being identical to their counterparts in the books, and are generally regarded as solid but workmanlike. Columbus was succeeded by Alfonso Cuar.

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His Prisoner of Azkaban is either an artistic triumph or a lot of wangsting with a plot incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't read the book (or both). Mike Newell came next, following more- or- less in Cuar. As Goblet of Fire was when J. Rowling started writing Door Stoppers, the movie version received attention mostly for how much stuff got left out.

British TV director David Yates followed, helming Order of the Phoenix and all subsequent films, combining the Cuar. Critics are less divided, holding all of the later films in higher regard than the Columbus films. This being said, all of the films have been overall critical successes (the lowest mark on rottentomatoes. Metacritic being a 6. Watch The Agent Putlocker#. The first five films were made and released as the final three books were being written. The film of Philosopher's Stone came out a year after the book Goblet of Fire was published. The final book in the series, Deathly Hallows, was published one week before the film Order of the Phoenix was released in theaters, making it the first film where the viewers watched knowing how the story ended.

Some have wondered if the book of Deathly Hallows was rushed in writing due to Rowling trying to get it finished in time for the movie companies to start working on a screenplay; movies requiring more time in preproduction and actors wanting to know if they will be in the final movie or not before taking other jobs. Harry Potter is one of the most financially successful film series of all time. The eight films have earned a combined 7. The films were a Star- Making Role for Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, and boasted an All- Star Cast and a who's who of the British acting scene, including: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson, John Cleese, Helena Bonham- Carter, Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Ralph Fiennes, Ciaran Hinds, David Bradley, Warwick Davis, Julie Christie and Brendan Gleeson. On September 1. 2, 2. Warner Bros. The film was scripted by J. K Rowling, her first screenplay, and set 7.

Harry's first year, revolving around the book's author, Newt Scamander. The first film of this new saga of five films released November 1.

Warning: High chance of unmarked spoilers! Film pages: Tropes that apply to the films in general:    open/close all folders      A- G Abandoned Catchphrase: Harry had the habit of saying 'Don't mention it' whenever he helped someone. It wasn't heard again after Chamber of Secrets, when the films took a much darker tone. Adaptational Attractiveness: Has its own page.

Adaptational Badass: The films are slightly more action- packed than the books, and the main characters tend to be able to hold their own against adult wizards. In particular, Harry's able to hold his own during a protracted duel with Voldemort during the climax of the eighth film. He does struggle quite a lot, barely deflecting spells and instinctively firing off Priori Incantatem, and nearly got choked to death..

Somehow, even Dumbledore gets upgraded some in the sixth film. In the book, the ring of fire he summoned was barely big enough to circle both him and Harry and had to accompany them as they moved within the tiny island. In the film, it. Hermione benefits from this as well, as early as Chamber of Secrets. In the book, after Lockhart releases the cage full of pixies, Hermione is shown recapturing two or three of them at a time by using .

In the movie, once Lockhart flees, Hermione takes out the entire classroom full of pixies with a single spell. Watch The Jeffrey Dahmer Files Streaming more. She also seems to be able to fly a broom as well as Harry and Ron, as seen in Deathly Hallows . Ginny in the eighth film.

Before Molly takes over in the book, Bellatrix is seen duelling Ginny, Luna, and Hermione at the same time. In the films, Ron and Hermione are busy with the snake and Luna is otherwise indisposed. Thus Ginny is trying to hold off Voldemort's second- in- command alone. Maybe her dad, who was in the background, was helping her (which would count as this trope as well), but George seemed to be facing away, only turning around when he hears the noise from Ginny nearly getting fried. Then there's non- verbal magic.

In the books, this is difficult to do at all, and requires much practice and mental discipline (and wasn't even taught until the sixth year).. The films keep her worrying for her son's life and betraying Voldemort at the end but leave out scenes showing her haughty racism and general rich bitch attitude before her Heel.

Although Rufus Scrimgeour was never a villain, in books six and seven he's treated as something of an opportunistic antagonist who really only wants to work with Harry to make himself look good. In the film series he's introduced briefly in the seventh movie, where he cryptically tells Harry and the gang that he doesn't know what they're up to, but that they can't fight Voldemort alone. And then he dies off- screen. In the books, Severus Snape is a Jerkass, plain and simple. In the movies, he's still unpleasant and occasionally mean, but many of his nastier moments are toned down or removed, and he also has a few Pet the Dog moments, such as shielding Harry, Ron and Hermione, the three students he despises, from werewolf Lupin, putting his own life at risk in the process. Adaptational Villainy: Unlike his counterpart in the books, who was definitely under the Imperius Curse, Pius Thicknesse is implied to have joined the Death Eaters and Voldemort of his free will.

He seems very tense compared to the other Death Eaters in the room, most noticeably when Nagini is slithering by his feet. It can be inferred that he may have been coerced into cooperating against his will, while not actually being under the Imperius Curse. In the books, Grindelwald and Dumbledore were childhood friends (and maybe lovers), and Grindelwald redeems himself by lying to Voldemort about the Elder Wand. In the movie, basically all of that subplot is cut out, and so is his lying to Voldemort. Adaptational Wimp: The films have been accused of doing this to Ron.

For example, in the first book, Ron and Harry are trapped by a monstrous plant, and Hermione has to save them; she panics so much that she forgets about her powers, and Ron is the one to angrily remind her of what she can do. In the film Ron almost dies because he panics, and Hermione basically figures out how to save him herself, all while acting relatively calm. The change was likely made to avoid the cliche of the only woman being the one who panics. It's a nice gesture, but takes away one of Ron's better moments. Adaptation Explanation Extrication: Has its own page. Adaptation Induced Plothole: Has its own page.

Adaptation Personality Change: Cho Chang was excessively jealous and clingy when dating Harry in the books, but none of this is shown in the movies. The films also made Ginny noticeably more soft- spoken, in contrast to the Fiery Redhead she was in the books. Narcissa Malfoy also has her Rich Bitch and haughty racism tendencies dropped from the films.