Fresh
Cuaron brought to the Potter franchise a quality curiously missing from the two previous films: magic.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Something wicked this way comes.
2004 · 2h 21m · PG
Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Alfonso Cuarón
Overview
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
Director and cast
- Alfonso Cuarón Director
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
- David Thewlis as Professor Lupin
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
- Alan Rickman as Professor Snape
- Timothy Spall Cast
- Tom Felton Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The right word for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is wondersful -- as in full of wonders, great and small.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
For the first time, the non-converted may actually see what all the fuss is about.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
Just like the books that the films are based on, this franchise gets better with each installment.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Fresh
Like the first two movies, this is loaded with computer-generated imagery, but for the first time there's a sense of dramatic proportion balancing the spectacle and the story line.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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