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      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

      2002, Kids & family/Fantasy, 2h 41m

      237 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Though perhaps more enchanting for younger audiences, Chamber of Secrets is nevertheless both darker and livelier than its predecessor, expanding and improving upon the first film's universe. Read critic reviews

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      Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE, right) and Draco Malfoy (TOM FELTON) on the Quidditch field in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE), Ron (RUPERT GRINT), Filch (DAVID BRADLEY) and Professor Snape (ALAN RICKMAN) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Professor Dumbledore (RICHARD HARRIS), Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) and Lucius Malfoy (JASON ISAACS) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Ron (RUPERT GRINT), Hedwig and Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) in the flying Ford Anglia in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." House Elf DOBBY in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Ron Weasley (RUPERT GRINT) shudders when his owl delivers a Howler from his mother in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) encounters Nearly Headless Nick (JOHN CLEESE) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Hermione (EMMA WATSON, left) and Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE, right) watch as Ron (RUPERT GRINT) spits up a slug in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Professor McGonagall (MAGGIE SMITH), Professor Sprout (MIRIAM MARGOLYES), Professor Dumbeldore (RICHARD HARRIS) and Professor Snape (ALAN RICKMAN) in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE, right) watches as Professor Dumbledore (RICHARD HARRIS) feeds Fawkes the Phoenix in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." DANIEL RADCLIFFE and RUPERT GRINT in Warner Bros. Pictures' family adventure film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Director CHRIS COLUMBUS (center) on the set with DANIEL RADCLIFFE (right) and RUPERT GRINT in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Professor Gilderoy Lockhart (KENNETH BRANAGH), Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Professor Gilderoy Lockhart (KENNETH BRANAGH) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Professor Gilderoy Lockhart (KENNETH BRANAGH) in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." DANIEL RADCLIFFE (right) with CHRIS COLUMBUS (left), director of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (L-r) Ginny Weasley (BONNIE WRIGHT) and Harry Potter (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) in the Chamber of Secrets in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."

      Movie Info

      The follow-up to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" finds young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to discover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.

      • Rating: PG (Scary Moments|Mild Language|Some Creature Violence)

      • Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Chris Columbus

      • Producer: David Heyman

      • Writer: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $262.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Production Co: 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      Cast & Crew

      Rupert Grint
      Emma Watson
      Kenneth Branagh
      John Cleese
      Robbie Coltrane
      Warwick Davis
      Richard Griffiths
      Richard Harris
      Jason Isaacs
      Alan Rickman
      Fiona Shaw
      Maggie Smith
      Julie Walters
      Shirley Henderson
      Julian Glover
      Miriam Margolyes
      Mark Williams
      Toby Jones
      Bonnie Wright
      Chris Columbus
      Mark Radcliffe
      Michael Barnathan
      David Barron
      Steve Kloves
      Roger Pratt
      Stuart Craig
      Peter Honess
      Lindy Hemming
      Jim Mitchell
      Nick Davis
      Cliff Richardson

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      • Oct 31, 2016

        I love Chamber of Secrets. To me, it's the last Potter film to make me feel nostalgic towards the series. Don't get me wrong, I love all 8 films, but there's something about the campy and all around goofiness to Chamber of Secrets that makes it all the more endearing. Even though it was filmed merely months after the first film was released; Harry, Ron, and Hermione feel like they have grown so much since their first outing at Hogwarts. I guess that's the feeling you get when you watch the films within days of each other. With that said, we are jumped right back into the fold as Harry is back with his muggle family in England when a house elf, named Dobby, appears and warns him to never return back to Hogwarts. Being that it's the confident and curious Harry Potter we're talking about, of course he makes his way back to the school within a few scenes. Much like the first film, we have plenty of entertaining side missions for the trio to go on which included; a flying car, taking a potion to disguise themselves as Slytherin, following spiders into the dark forest, and of course some Quidditch. All of this makes for a brisk 2 hours and 40 minutes of wizard fun. But the film isn't short on its eerie reveals, adventurous thrills, and dark storytelling. Chamber of Secrets brilliantly balances all of that though. Seeing Harry venture into the secrets of Tom Riddle's diary is some terrifying stuff to see as a kid, as is seeing various victims picked off in Hogwarts due to the Chamber being open. And to me, it holds up to this day. There's definitely a more childish tone to it all, but these are 12-year-olds after all. This film was also a test for Harry, and particularly Daniel Radcliffe, to show if he can truly carry a film or not. Hermione is sidelined for the last 40 minutes or so and Ron is just about scared of anything they come across. If there was ever a question to that proposal, Chamber of Secrets definitely put that to rest. The first film is great, but this was Harry and Radcliffe coming into their own as character and actor respectively. From here on out it's a much darker and relentlessly thrilling take on the character, so I'll always be partial to the lighter tone Chamber of Secrets presented. +Balances goofy and gripping scenes well +Chamber fight +Unsettling reveals +Plenty of entertaining missions for the trio 9.0/10

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      • Jun 25, 2016

        I loved this sequel. It gets dramatic at first and the battle ending it became a blood-action packed.

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      • Apr 11, 2016

        If you make a film series there are always that one movie that doesn't really fit with you, and for me that is this one. I still like "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," but I don't like it as much as the other movies. It has some points that I didn't thought the movie needed or was supposed to tackle yet. This is a dark movie, and even though it's not the darkest, it still feel pretty much for adults because of the many dark tones and the theme of death. Chris Columbus has always been a very good director when it comes to children movies, but it doesn't really work when he attempts to tackle both the childish themes which he should stuck to and the dark adult-like tone. It just doesn't work all the way through. The performances, however, are some of the best I have seen in a long time. Daniel Radcliffe is a great actor and he has really been that ever since the first Harry Potter movie.

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      • Mar 28, 2016

        With a darker tone and an extreme loyalty to the original source material, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is both a treat for fans and non-fans alike thanks to thrilling action scenes, a great sense of pacing and some great performances.

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