Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie · PG · 161 min · ★ 7.7 · 73% critics
A young wizard returns for a second year at a magical school, despite a strange warning from a house-elf. When an ominous message appears and students are threatened, a hidden mystery pushes a group of friends into danger, testing their courage, loyalty, and growing magical skills.
Based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Also known as Harry Potter 2 · Harry Potter 2 - Chamber of Secrets · Harry Potter 2 - The Chamber of Secrets
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-11-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (23,622 votes)
- Box office
- $879,793,867
- Budget
- $100,000,000
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like school-set fantasy mysteries with creatures and danger, especially worlds like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Not for you if spiders or darker kid-friendly scares bother you.
Pros: darker magical mystery; expanded wizarding world; lively creature moments | Cons: some familiar beats; occasional silliness; scary for younger kids
Themes
- witch
- flying car
- elves
- magic
- sword
- diary
- child hero
- school of witchcraft
- giant spider
- black magic
- giant snake
- ghost
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Family Film · 2002
- 2003 MTV Movie Awards · 2003 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 2003 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 2003 · nominated
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film · 2003 · nominated
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- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2003 · nominated
- Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Foreign Language Film · 2003 · nominated
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Movie · 2003 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Special Effects · 2003 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Composer · 2002 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2002 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Family Film · 2002 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Costume · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Daniel Radcliffe
as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint
as Ron Weasley
Emma Watson
as Hermione Granger
Kenneth Branagh
as Gilderoy Lockhart
Toby Jones
as Dobby (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
as Rubeus Hagrid
Richard Harris
as Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman
as Severus Snape
Tom Felton
as Draco Malfoy
Jason Isaacs
as Lucius Malfoy
Directed by Chris Columbus