Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Success in 2 hours and 21 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Frightening Moments, Creature Violence and Mild Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $249,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The best movie in the series, hands down ! The aesthetic is amazing ! I can literally listen to everything about this movie going through every single detail and it’s just so beautifully done. Harry being 13 now along with his friends is shown in a way that it’s so appealing and relatable, like you can almost feel him at this age. Again it’s very faithful to it’s material

A good Harry Potter film. Alfonso Cuaron was the director. The acting was good. It is nice to see Hogwarts. The scene with the night bus was neat. The books are good too.

A turning point in the franchise, Prisoner of Azkaban gives Harry Potter the impactful, emotionally resonant and well written adventure of the franchise.

Compared to its two predecessors it definitely is better and has a more action and stakes. It’s definitely better than one and two. It really catches your imagination.

Although it may not be as good as the books, I felt that this Harry Potter movie came quite close. Michael Gambon was an excellent Dumbledore, Gary Oldman was a fabulous Sirius. I particularly loved the scenes where it was just Harry and Remus. Although the scene in the Shrieking Shack wasn't very satisfactory, overall it was a well-rounded movie.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was a great movie.

my favorite movie of the Harry Potter franchise, I can't wait to watch this whenever the weather gets rainy and cold. I cozy up and get some snacks. get the family together.

Better than the second, but worse than the first

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 2004 gem directed by Alfonso Cuarón, is the most light-hearted Harry Potter film, brimming with a nostalgic glow of childhood that contrasts the looming darkness of Goblet of Fire. Following Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they uncover the truth about escaped prisoner Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), the film dances with whimsical charm—think Buckbeak’s soaring flight, the Marauder’s Map’s mischievous secrets, and Hogwarts’ autumnal warmth. Cuarón’s visionary touch, paired with John Williams’ wistful score, crafts a vibrant, almost dreamlike world, making this the series’ most visually enchanting chapter, even as it flirts with peril.Yet, beneath its playful surface, Prisoner of Azkaban weaves profound themes of loss and rediscovery. Harry grapples with his parents’ absence, learning of Sirius, his godfather, and the betrayals tied to the soul-sucking Dementors. The Time-Turner sequence, a masterful blend of hope and heartache, reclaims what was lost, offering Harry a fleeting sense of family. While the young cast blooms with confidence, the film’s brisk pacing occasionally skims the book’s depth, falling just shy of later entries’ polish. Still, it captures childhood’s fleeting magic—friendship, wonder, and resilience—before the saga’s darker turn.