Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Christian Coulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson ...( see more  see more... ) , Jason Isaacs , Kenneth Branagh , Maggie Smith , Richard Harris , Robbie Coltrane , Rupert Grint , Shirley Henderson , Tom Felton

Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts School of Wizardry for his second year. After a confrontation with a house elf named Dobby, Harry escapes to the Weasley house with Ron Weasley in a flying car. They a...( read more  read more... )re then late for the train and have to ride it to school. When they get there, strange happenings invade the school. "Mudbloods" (people of Muggle families) are "petrified" by an evil monster lurking in the grounds. When every one suspects that it is him, the trio then set out to find the culprit and find out more than they bargained for: the diary of Tom Riddle, why Hagrid was expelled and what the Chamber of Secrets is and why is it so feared in Hogwarts.

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PG, 2 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Release Date: November 15, 2002

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DVD Release Date: April 11, 2003

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  • August 27, 2009
    I think this is the weakest Harry Potter film so far, apart from a really good performance by Kenneth Branagh (Who should have been in brought back in later films along with John Cleese IMO) and the flying car, it didn't have much going for it.
  • July 14, 2009
    A very good chapter, dark and quite scary in places for the younger viewer. Dobby is very well realised but its abit of a rip from LOTR character 'Gollum'. There are some good scenes and ideas here, I like the flying car and the lurking monsters in the grounds, also the broomstic...( read more)k Quidditch games are pretty cool, although again it kind of a 'Return of the Jedi' rip but hey.
  • July 4, 2009
    "Dobby Has Come To Warn You Sir."

    Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.

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    Harry Potter is back living with his aunt and uncle after successfully completing his first year at Hogwarts. Despite ominous warnings from a mischievous house elf, he returns to the renowned school of wizardry in order to further his education. He learns of an eminent threat revolving around an ancient chamber of secrets that could potentially close down the school, but his fellow classmates become suspicious of him when they learn that he's a parsel-tongue and may in fact be a descendant of Salazar Slytherin. Like its predecessor it goes on too long, but the story is much more interesting, and there are an abundance of exciting, inventive, eye-popping special effects. Good fun for kids and adults alike, though it could have used a little less plot.
  • December 18, 2008
    A very enjoyable sequel, but not quite as good as the first. I enjoyed Kenneth Branagh?s performance, along with the existing characters.
  • December 15, 2008
    I thought this movie was done really well and that they folllowed the book pretty well. This is one of the best Potter movies so far!
  • February 6, 2010
    with graet basilisk.. ewww!
  • February 2, 2010
    ahhh this movie rocks!!
  • February 2, 2010
    Dobby stole the show.
  • February 1, 2010
    I really liked Dobby and he's a little different then I imagened but in a good way. The whole fighting with the snake is...weird.
  • January 31, 2010
    Nice movie. Interesting story, and good special effects.

Critic Reviews


November 15, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Just as there is more magic conjured up in Chamber of Secrets the book, Chamber of Secrets the movie weaves a more powerful spell over its audience. full review

November 15, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

No sequelitis here, kids (and grown-ups) -- this franchise is alive and well. full review

November 15, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Once again, director Chris Columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to Rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours. full review

November 15, 2002
David Edelstein, Slate

I can't think of a movie this long that has left me so starved for a movie. full review

November 15, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The first movie was the setup, and this one is the payoff. full review

November 15, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Despite terrific special effects and funnier gags, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets finds a way to make J.K. Rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore. full review

November 14, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

A little better than Sorcerer's Stone. full review

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  • magic9irls
    March 1, 2009
    I like a harry potter...
    very-very like and love..
  • rositavictoria2111
    August 10, 2008
    me encanta esa peli
  • sportboy
    November 8, 2007
    I thought the film was saw good and I have watched it more than once because its saw good I can't wait to watch the new movies of Harry Potter
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    October 29, 2007
    HELLO, I HOPE THAT YOU FIND HAD A SUPER WEEKEND AND THAT THIS WEEK THAT BEGINS, GIVES LABORS AND WORKS, SPEND(PASS) IT WITH THE GOD'S BENEDICTION, VERY WELL..
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    October 26, 2007
    im a total hp fan!!
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    August 19, 2007
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  • naomibg
    August 14, 2007
    it waz wickid i love harry potter
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    August 5, 2007
    hi well it's wicked hv it on dvd watch it most of the time lol xand i love it x
  • rositasclass
    August 2, 2007
    HP the better actually

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  • Reference:
    This movie references:
    Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    References when the pixie rides the skeleton down from the ceiling in Professor Gilderoy Lockhart's classroom.
  • Fun Fact:
    As of 2002, the Harry Potter series now has three connection to England's other famous franchise, James Bond. John Cleese, who played Nearly Headless Nick, also played Q in Die Another Day. Robbie Coltrane, who play...( read more)ed Rubeus Hagrid, also played Valentin Sukovsky in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough. Maggie Smith, who played Professor McGonogall, is the mother of Toby Stephens, who not only played the villain Gustav Graves in Die Another Day, but also went on to play James Bond himself in a BBC Radio production of Dr. No.
  • Fun Fact:
    Shirley Henderson, who played Moaning Myrtle, is the oldest actress (age 37) to portray a Hogwarts student.
  • Fun Fact:
    Many Harry Potter fans went to see Scooby-Doo just to see a trailer for this film.
  • Fun Fact:
    The script originally said that Hermione Granger would hug Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the final scene. As the then 11-year-old Emma Watson was embarrassed about having to hug the boys in front of the entire cast, C...( read more)hris Columbus allowed her to change the scene so that Hermione Granger just hugs Harry Potter then starts to hug Ron Weasley but the two get embarrassed and resolve to only shake hands. Emma Watson also stated in a recent interview that she kept letting Daniel Radcliffe go too quickly, so the film was "frozen" for a few seconds to make the hug look like it lasted longer than it actually did.
  • Fun Fact:
    The film earned over $88 million in the US on its opening weekend, which at the time placed it third in the all-time biggest opening behind Spider-Man and the first Harry Potter movie.

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