Best Harry Potter Movies Ranking – Worst to Best

Best Harry Potter Movies Ranked – Worst To Best :

Harry Potter is probably one of the most loved franchises by the audience. Harry Potter is a movie adaptation based on the best-selling novel of the same name, written by – J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter instantly became a fan-favorite novel after it got published.

The first novel of this well-renowned series was published on 26th June 1997, and still, after so many years, the novel is quite popular amongst readers. The first movie of the Harry Potter series was released in 2001, and it became the highest-grossing movie of that year.

So far, there are eight movies of the Harry Potter series has released, and Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows pt. 2 was the final Harry Potter movie released, making it the most successful movie of the whole franchise, and it also marked the end of the Lord Voldemort, the ultimate antagonist of the franchise.

After the Harry Potter series, Warner Brothers start making Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is also based on the magical creatures of the Harry Potter universe. Fantastic Beasts is also based on the novel, which was published in 2001. By including Fantastic Beasts movies, there is a total of 10 movies of the Harry Potter universe. Now, let’s find out Best Harry Potter Movies in order from – Worst to Best.

List of Best Harry Potter Movies Ranked in Reversed Order

Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald

Ratings : 6.5/10

Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald is the worst movie of the Harry Potter Series. The audience or the critics never well-received it, so it bombed severely on the box office. The movie takes place before the events of the first Harry Potter movie.

The movie is written by J.K. Rowling. Visually the movie is a delight to watch, but logically this movie loses its plot and becomes a mess as the story progresses further. The movie stars some of the famous actors of the Hollywood industry, names like Johnny Depp, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Jude Law.

Johnny Depp played the role of Gellert Grindelwald with honesty and perfection, and his performance was one of the best of this movie. Still, the good performances of the movie could not save it from being a mess. This movie is far from being one of the Best Harry Potter Movies.

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Ratings : 7.3/10

Fantastic Beasts – and Where to Find Them is the best movie of the Fantastic Beast franchise, but it is not the condition when we compare it to other Harry Potter movies. Fantastic Beasts is also based on a novel of the same name, written by – J.K. Rowling.

Technically the movie is awe-inspiring, and the storyline of the movie is also engaging, but in front of the other Harry Potter movies, it falls a bit short. The movie is shot beautifully, and the visual effects of the movie are also praiseworthy.

This movie will entertain you somewhere but still knowing that this movie is related to the Harry Potter universe. one will not feel anything like when they feel while watching a Harry Potter movie. This movie is neither bad nor great but a decent watch. Fantastic Beasts is somewhere near for being Best Harry Potter movies.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part I

Ratings : 7.7/10

Harry Potter – and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 started when many muggle family members of many wizards are being attacked by the allies of Voldemort, resulting in Hermione Granger completely erasing herself from the memory of her parents to save them from being attacked.

After that, Harry, Hermione, and Ross all three go searching for the remaining Horcrux to kill Voldemort. After the death of Prof. Alves Dumbledore, there is chaos going on in Hogwarts. As the story proceeds further, this movie becomes boring, and the audience starts losing interest in the movie.

They stretch this movie so much that it feels like forever while watching this movie. Both audience and the critics panned this movie, and on the box office, too, this movie didn’t perform as expected. Harry Potter – and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 was a big letdown to all the fans of the Harry Potter movies. This one is far from Best Harry Potter Movies.

Harry Potter – And The Order Of The Phoenix

Ratings : 7.5/10

Harry Potter and Prof. Dumbledore both warned everybody about the return of Voldemort, but no one took them seriously in the wizards’ authority, and they detained Prof. Dumbledore from all of his authorities.

After that, Harry Found a secret place in Hogwarts, which was even hidden in the magic map which Harry carries with himself. At that secret place, Harry started training other students in case to face Voldemort and his army if they came to attack at Hogwarts.

The experience of watching this movie is decent. It was not the best work of the production house, but it was also not that bad. Not one of the Best Harry Potter Movies, but still a decent watch.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

Ratings : 7.6/10

Harry Potter – and The Half-Blood Prince is a very different kind of movie in the whole Harry Potter series. Half-Blood Prince is probably one of the darkest amongst all Harry Potter movies. It is a very different experience watching Half-Blood Prince. Half-Blood Prince is a slow burner.

The story’s narration is a bit slow just to increase the impact of the climax on the viewers. For some viewers, slow narration could be a problem because Harry Potter movies are generally not like this. This movie gives the fans the most shocking moment in the whole Harry Potter Series, the death of Professor Dumbledore. Not one of the Best Harry Potter Movies, still a decent one to watch.

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Ratings : 7.4/10

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets is the second movie of the Harry Potter franchise. After the first Harry Potter success, fans were very excited about the movie’s sequel, and it became a raging success at the worldwide box office.

Chamber of Secrets does not disappoint from the point of view of entertainment. Chamber of Secrets explores more about how mysterious the Wizard World could be.

There is a secret Chamber in the Hogwarts university which was closed for an extended period of time, but now it has been opened, which has caused panic around the whole university, and Harry is the one who is watching the Chamber in his dreams, and he goes out to find that secret Chamber and to unleash its magic.

The movie is entertaining, but compared to the first Harry Potter movie, Chamber Of Secrets falls a bit short. Chamber of secrets is very close to be one of the Best Harry Potter Movies.

04. Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone

Ratings : 7.6/10

Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone is the first movie in the Harry Potter franchise. It became an instant blockbuster at the box office, breaking many records and creating some new records of its own. Fans totally loved Harry Potter, and it became the most popular movie at that time.

The visual experience of this movie was on the next level at that time, something that the audience has never seen before in a science fiction movie. The movie released in 2001, and till now, this movie is in the hearts of its fans. Some still consider Philosopher’s Stone as the Best Harry Potter movie, it may not be the best of the franchise, but it is definitely one of the best Harry Potter Movies.

Philosopher’s Stone is undoubtedly one of the Best Harry Potter Movies.

03. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Ratings : 7.7/10

Harry Potter – and The Goblet of Fire is one of the best Harry Potter movies in the franchise. There is a Triwizard tournament going to happen, and this time, Hogwarts will host this Tournament.

Only seniors can participate in this Tournament, but mysteriously the Goblet of Fire chooses Harry as a Tournament participant representing Hogwarts. This sudden participation of Harry creates panic amongst the faculty members of the university.

Still, now the Holy Goblet has chosen Harry’s name, so now he has to participate in the Tournament. What happens after is what makes this movie this movie so much fun to watch.

What’s most epic about this movie is that this movie finally establishes the ultimate antagonist of the franchise, Lord Voldemort. So far in the Harry Potter movies, we only get references to Voldemort as someone whose name cannot be taken, but, finally, in this movie, we get to see Voldemort.

Goblet of Fire is undoubtedly one of the best Harry Potter movies of the Harry Potter Series. Goblet of Fire is indeed one of the Best Harry Potter Movies.

02. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

Ratings : 7.9/10

Harry Potter – and The Prisoner of Azkaban is arguably the best Harry Potter movie in the Harry Potter series. The movie is a masterpiece, technically. The narration and the pace of the story are very engaging. Prisoner of Azkaban is the third movie in the Harry Potter series.

There is a breakout in Azkaban. A dangerous criminal called Serious Black ran from there, and allegedly he is after Harry. But Harry found one of the wizards in Hogwarts called Peter Quill in his magical map. Peter Quill, who was believed to be dead for some time, causes suspicion amongst one faculty member who knows about Peter Quill.

The cinematography of this movie is a delight, and the screenplay is very engaging. Throughout the whole movie, one will be fully engaged in the movie. Prisoner of Azkaban is surely one of the best Harry Potter Movies in the Harry Potter Series. Prisoner of Azkaban is certainly one of the Best Harry Potter Movies.

01. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II :

Ratings : 8.1/10

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 is the 8th and the final movie of the Harry Potter franchise, and it is also the highest-grossing movie of the franchise. It even surpassed the $1 Billion Mark at the worldwide box office. Deathly Hallows part 2 is the most successful movie of the Harry Potter Series.

In Deathly Hallows part 2, fans finally get to see the battle between Harry and Voldemort, for which the fans were waiting for so long. There are so many great moments in the movie, which makes this movie a must-watch, especially for the fans of the series. There is an argument between fans for Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Prisoner of Azkaban to be the best movie of the Harry Potter series. 

Harry Potter – and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 is undoubtedly the Best Harry Potter Movie of the Harry Potter Series.

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