How (and where) to watch every Harry Potter movie in order

Harry, Hermoine and Ron forever.

22 November 2023

The Order Of The Harry Potter Movies And Where To Watch Them Now

Harry Potter movies are the best, aren't they? Twenty two years after the first movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the magical world of witchcraft and wizardly is still our favourite way to escape from the real-life horrors of the world.

We can't get enough of the tremendous trio that is Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron) as they navigated the trials and tribulations of student life at the unconventional boarding school Hogwarts.

Honestly, each time we watch the movies, we feel enamoured by the spell-binding storylines, which also include other popular HP characters such as Draco Lucius Malfoy, Lord Voldemort, Dumbledore and Hagrid. So, if you too are looking for an all-night session of all the Harry Potter movies, here are all the details of the movies, including their order, what they're about, their critics' ratings and where you can watch them now.

In which order were the Harry Potter movies released?

If you're looking to watch by release date, you want to cover the Harry Potter titles and then Fantastic Beasts:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

How do you watch Harry Potter movies in chronological order?

If you're a die hard fan, this is definitely one to try. Although the Fantastic Beasts series was released after the Harry Potter one, it is set before Harry starts at Hogwarts.

All titles are available to watch on Sky Cinema and Now TV, with all available to watch on Netflix except Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the most recent release.

We've listed the order to watch the films in below, for all you true Potterheads:

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
For this light-hearted romp, we are taken back to the 1920s where Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander accidentally releases magical beasts into the world – wreaking magical havoc of course. He quickly enlists the help of Jacob (Dan Fogler) to help him on his mission. Also stars Katherine Waterston.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Gellert Grindewald (played in this instalment by Johnny Depp) is on a Voldermort-style mission to build an army of wizards to rule over non-magic folk. Newt (Eddie Redmayne) and a young Dumbledore (Jude Law) set out to stop him.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Mads Mikkelsen plays a war-hungry Grindelwald in this next chapter. Dumbledore and Newt are executing their plan to stop him from attaining political power, using their own army of wizards and creatures to put up a fight.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
The first movie in the series sees an orphaned boy named Harry Potter enrol in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself and his family while coming into contact with the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
There quickly becomes more drama in store for Harry, who returns to Hogwarts despite the advice of a house elf. He's joined by his newfound friends Hermoine and Ron as they attempt to get to the bottom of a mystery that has left students and creatures terrified.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
It's never-ending for Harry as he learns of Sirius Black's plans to kill him. However, when he runs into him, he realises that not all is what it seems, and he and his pals set out to explore the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a massive threat to his existence.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry is unwittingly put into a dark and dangerous conspiracy when he gets chosen as a fourth participant in the inter-school Triwizard Tournament. Can he come out on top and reign triumphant again?
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and Dumbledore's warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort fall on deaf ears by wizard authorities who attempt to undermine the pair as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
There is further mystery as Harry comes across an old potion textbook belonging to someone named the Half-Blood prince while also simultaneously learning more about evil Voldemort's haunting past and rise to power.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
Ron and Hermoine are forced into hiding while cracking the clues left behind by Dumbledore to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes as he takes over the Ministry of Magic.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
In the final showdown, the squad, Harry, Ron and Hermoine, race against time to destroy the remaining Horcruxes amid the final battle at Hogwarts.
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