Daniel Radcliffescreen performanceDaniel Radcliffe carries Harry Potter across 8 films, giving the character a consistent performer through this screen run.
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FILM POSTER · Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter film series
Harry Potter
Film watch order, starting point, and performer.
Harry Potter grows from an isolated boy discovering the wizarding world into the central figure of an eight-film struggle shaped by friendship, choice and the burden of expectations he never asked for.
Release-order sequence · 8 films · 2001–2011 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Harry Potter movies in release order
Follow the 8 films in release order.
Release-order sequence · 8 films · 2001–2011Main sequence runtime: 19h 38m
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- 01Start hereHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · 2h 32m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceThe natural starting point: a discovery-led introduction to Harry, Hogwarts and the friendships that anchor the series.
Movie guideMoviHero score91/100MUST WATCH - 02
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002 · 2h 41m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceA darker second school year that keeps the sense of discovery while putting more pressure on Harry and his friendships.
Movie guideMoviHero score89/100WORTH IT - 03
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 · 2h 21m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceA more atmospheric chapter that deepens Harry's personal history and gives the series a more mature emotional texture.
Movie guideMoviHero score91/100MUST WATCH - 04
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 · 2h 37m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceThe scale expands sharply here, with Harry pushed into larger dangers and more complicated social pressure.
Movie guideMoviHero score90/100MUST WATCH - 05
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007 · 2h 18m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceA more resistant, frustrated stretch of Harry's journey, with authority and isolation becoming central pressures.
Movie guideMoviHero score89/100WORTH IT - 06
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009 · 2h 33m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceA quieter but more ominous chapter that balances school life with the sense that the larger conflict is closing in.
Movie guideMoviHero score89/100WORTH IT - 07
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010 · 2h 26m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceThe school-year structure falls away, making this the most exposed and uncertain stage of Harry's journey.
Movie guideMoviHero score89/100WORTH IT - 08
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011 · 2h 10m
Portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe · screen performanceThe culmination of Harry's film journey, paying off the choices, loyalties and burdens built across the previous seven films.
Movie guideMoviHero score92/100MUST WATCH
THE PERFORMANCE
Who plays Harry Potter?
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Daniel Radcliffescreen performanceWHY THE CHARACTER WORKS
What defines Harry Potter
Harry works as a long-form film character because his appeal is rooted less in effortless power than in choice, loyalty, curiosity and the pressure of growing up under expectations he did not choose. The eight-film run gives those qualities room to change naturally, which is why the first film is the best place to begin.
WHO TO EXPLORE NEXT
Characters connected on screen
Keep moving through the same films and screen world with a character who shares meaningful movie history.
Hermione Granger
Harry Potter and Hermione Granger share 8 films, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Harry Potter and Ron Weasley share 8 films, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Harry Potter and Severus Snape share 8 films, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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