Enter a world of enchantment and mystery with the first film in the blockbuster book-to-screen franchise. The humdrum life of a young orphan is transformed on his eleventh birthday when he discovers magic is real and that his parents were powerful wizards. Whisked away to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he’ll make new friends while harnessing his newfound powers and discovering dark secrets about his past.
“The quickest, zappiest two and a half hours of entertainment you’ll ever see.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
“A red-blooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel.” – Roger Ebert
