By Griff GriffinShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberPrefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.With HBO's Harry Potter reboot coming up, it's time to rank the original movies and remember where it all began.
Using IMDb scores, we're listing every movie in both the nine-film “Harry Potter” series and three-film “Fantastic Beasts” spinoff, from worst to best, plus where you can watch them in 2026.
Introduced to the world with 2001's “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", Warner Bros.’ adaptations of author JK Rowling's globally popular novels follow a young boy who enrolls in a secret school for witches and wizards.
...The final installment came with 2011's “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”, but that wasn't the end for the wizarding world. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” followed in 2016, expanding the lore with a prequel story set well before the birth of the Boy Who Lived.
Now, with HBO's lavish series set for a 2026 release, we come full circle. Adding a whole new cast, and unfolding its story over episodes rather than cramming it into films, it promises to be an even more definitive reimagining of the source material.
As you'd expect, HBO hosts plenty of Potter, but it's not the only place to watch all 11 cinematic installments.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Release date: April 15, 2022
IMDb score: 6.2
Where to stream: HBO Max / Max
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Release date: Nov. 16, 2018
IMDb score: 6.5
Where to stream: Max
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Release date: Nov. 18, 2016
IMDb score: 7.2
Where to stream: Max
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Release date: Nov. 15, 2002
IMDb score: 7.5
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Release date: July 11, 2007
IMDb score: 7.5
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Release date: July 15, 2009
IMDb score: 7.6
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Release date: Nov. 16, 2001
IMDb score: 7.7
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Release date: Nov. 18, 2005
IMDb score: 7.7
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Release date: Nov. 19, 2010
IMDb score: 7.7
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Release date: June 4, 2004
IMDb score: 7.9
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Release date: July 15, 2011
IMDb score: 8.1
Where to stream: Max / Peacock
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