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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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- 2004
- Alfonso Cuarón
- 135 mins
- PG
Summary
Fantasy adventure starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. With dangerous criminal Sirius Black on the run from Azkaban, Harry Potter begins his third year at Hogwarts surrounded by heightened security. But is Black the real threat, or is there someone even more deadly trying to get close to Harry?
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Dave Aldridge
The franchise holders took a real risk by handing this third Harry Potter film to a Mexican director who was then best known for the smart, sexy but low-budget road movie Y Tu Mamá También. (He's since gone on to win Oscars for Gravity and Roma.) But the decision has paid dividends. Alfonso Cuarón brings a darker, edgier, scarier feel to this instalment, which has boy wizard Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) contending not only with Gary Oldman's escaped convict, but also with the difficulties of becoming a teenager. But there's still plenty of fun to be had, with ghosts, ghouls and gizmos galore, the most striking being a shape-shifting triple-decker bus that, were it real, would solve London's traffic congestion at a stroke. David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Timothy Spall join the list of cameoing stars, while the young leads are all growing into their roles. Potter fans will not be disappointed.
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rolenameHarry PotterDaniel RadcliffeRon WeasleyRupert GrintHermione GrangerEmma WatsonProf Albus DumbledoreMichael GambonProf Minerva McGonagallMaggie SmithRubeus HagridRobbie ColtraneProf Severus SnapeAlan RickmanProf LupinDavid ThewlisProf Sybill TrelawneyEmma ThompsonSirius BlackGary OldmanMrs Molly WeasleyJulie WaltersMr Arthur WeasleyMark WilliamsJames PotterAdrian RawlinsLily PotterGeraldine SomervilleUncle VernonRichard GriffithsAunt MargePam FerrisAunt PetuniaFiona ShawArgus FilchDavid Bradley (2)Fat lady in paintingDawn FrenchDraco MalfoyTom FeltonMadame RosmertaJulie ChristieCornelius FudgeRobert HardyPeter PettigrewTimothy SpallSir CadoganPaul WhitehouseShrunken headLenny Henry
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rolenameDirectorAlfonso Cuarón
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Theatrical distributor
Warner Bros
Released on
2004-05-28
Languages
English | English | Latin
Guidance
may be edited for violence.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
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