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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
· Movie
· 161 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #705
- IMDb #970
- Google retired #289
- Rotten Tomatoes #1514
- Metacritic #1635
- Letterboxd #1608
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1818
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1612
- Metacritic Critics #2148
- Metacritic Audience #841
- Douban #84
- Kinopoisk #125
- AlloCiné #797
- Trakt #212
Every rating
63–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 63, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In his second year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter hears a mysterious voice only he can hear—a voice that speaks of murder and a longing to kill. Students are found petrified, and a message on the wall warns that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Harry, along with his friends Ron and Hermione, must uncover the truth behind the chamber and the monster within before the school is forced to close.
Details
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Writer
- Steve Kloves
- Based on
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Q34660
- Released
- 13 November 2002
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
- Language
- English, Latin
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $876.7M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →5 wins from 26 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2004 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
| Amanda Awards 2003 | Best Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2003 | Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2003 | Best Sound | Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, John Midgley, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel and Rick Kline | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2003 | Best Special Visual Effects | Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George and Nick Dudman | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 2003 | Best Digital Acting Performance | Toby Jones | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 2003 | Best Family Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Winner |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 2003 | Best Composer | John Williams | Winner |
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Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Composer | John Williams | Winner |
| Best Family Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Winner |
| Best Digital Acting Performance | Toby Jones | Nominee |
Bogey Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bogey Award in Platinum | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Winner |
Broadcast Music Incorporated Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Kenneth Branagh | Winner |
Saturn Awards
6 nominations
| Best Costume | Lindy Hemming | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Chris Columbus | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | John Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, John Midgley, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel and Rick Kline | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George and Nick Dudman | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
2 nominations
| Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture | "Dobby's Face" – David Andrews, Steve Rawlins, Frank Gravatt, Douglas Smythe | Nominee |
| Best Compositing in a Motion Picture | "Quidditch Match" – Dorne Huebler, Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Film | Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, Derek Trigg, Martin Cantwell, Andy Kennedy, Colin Ritchie, Nick Lowe | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Virtual Performance | Toby Jones | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | John Richardson | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Most Annoying Non-Human Character | Dobby the House Elf | Nominee |