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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
· Movie
· 152 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #831
- IMDb #648
- Google retired #65
- Rotten Tomatoes #1513
- Metacritic #1379
- Letterboxd #971
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2026
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1401
- Metacritic Critics #1923
- Metacritic Audience #581
- Criticker #1796
- Douban #29
- Kinopoisk #63
- AlloCiné #307
- Trakt #144
Every rating
48–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Details
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Writer
- Steve Kloves
- Based on
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Q34660
- Released
- 16 November 2001
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Latin
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $125.0M
- Box office
- $1.0B
- Awards
- 9 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 52 →9 wins from 52 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2003 | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2003 | Best Instrumental Composition | John Williams (for "Hedwig's Theme") | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Costume Design | Judianna Makovsky | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2002 | Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures | David Heyman | Nominee |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2002 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Film | Stuart Craig, John King, Neil Lamont, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Peter Francis, Michael Lamont, Simon Lamont, Steve Lawrence, Lucinda Thomson, Stephen Morahan, Dominic Masters, Gary Tomkins | Nominee |
| Amanda Awards 2002 | Best Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Judianna Makovsky | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Instrumental Composition | John Williams (for "Hedwig's Theme") | Nominee |
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures | David Heyman | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Emma Watson (tied with Scarlett Johansson ) | Winner |
| Most Promising Young Newcomer | Rupert Grint | Winner |
| Best Ensemble in a Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
| Best Family Feature Film – Drama | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Tom Felton | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Costume | Judianna Makovsky | Winner |
| Best Director | Chris Columbus | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Nick Dudman, Mark Coulier, John Lambert | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett, John Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robbie Coltrane | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding New Talent | Rupert Grint | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Richard Francis-Bruce | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett, John Richardson | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Family Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Winner |
| Best Child Performance | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
| Best Composer | John Williams | Nominee |
Broadcast Music Incorporated Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Judianna Makovsky | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Technical Achievement Award | Stuart Craig | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations
| Best British Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Judianna Makovsky | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Nick Dudman, Eithne Fennel, Amanda Knight | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Graham Daniel, Adam Daniel, Ray Merrin, John Midgley, Eddy Joseph | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robbie Coltrane | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger Guyett, Jim Berney | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Debut | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Film | Stuart Craig, John King, Neil Lamont, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Peter Francis, Michael Lamont, Simon Lamont, Steve Lawrence, Lucinda Thomson, Stephen Morahan, Dominic Masters, Gary Tomkins | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Richard Francis-Bruce | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination
| Best Digital Effects Artist | Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Film | Eddy Joseph, Martin Cantwell, Nick Lowe, Colin Ritchie, Peter Holt | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Male Performance | Daniel Radcliffe | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Most Intrusive Musical Score | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie – Drama/Action Adventure | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominee |