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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001

Chris Columbus

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane ...

6.8

85,796

Fantasy. Adventure. Kids Harry Potter has learned to live with his bullying Uncle Vernon, Aunt and spoiled cousin. On his 11th birthday, Harry learns that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and family he has never had.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is a red-blooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Although the director has lovingly re-created the wondrous world of the novel, in the process its whimsy, immediacy and warmth have gone poof."	NEU
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	Even though a few of the book's scenes have been cut, fans probably couldn't hope for a better adaptation (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"[It] is exactly the sum of its parts, neither more nor less. It does the job, and, considering that it was directed by the man responsible for 'Mrs. Doubtfire,', we should be grateful that it does so without inducing emesis"	NEU
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"Rowling's book is Holy Writ. No liberties are allowed. Consequently, the film, while slavishly faithful, contains little innovative juice outside of its visual richness."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The quickest, zappiest two and a half hours of entertainment you'll ever see."	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"What saves 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone' is what created it in the first place: J.K. Rowling’s enrapturing imagination (...) when the film allows us to share in Harry’s wonder, it lets us recapture our own as well"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"'Harry Potter', the film, looks just as dazzling as readers of Rowling's captivating book might hope. But the movie ultimately lacks the book's delightful whimsy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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