Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

After returning to Hogwarts to begin his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter discovers that much of the wizarding world, including the Ministry of Magic, is in denial about Lord Voldemort's return. T...( read more  read more... )he Order of the Phoenix, a group sworn against Voldemort, is using its vast array of wizards and witches magical abilities to combat Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, suspects that Dumbledore is using these claims of The Dark Lord's return as a means to over-throw Fudge as Minister. In retaliation, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is appointed by the Ministry in order to keep an eye on Hogwarts. This new teacher, Professor Umbridge, implies strict new teachings and rules, forcing a group of students, under the tutelage of Harry, to form a club, by the name of Dumbledore's Army...

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 18 min.

Directed by: David Yates

Released: July 11, 2007

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DVD Released: November 11, 2007

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  • September 12, 2007
    An action-packed, gripping, and entertaining entry of the series.
  • July 4, 2009
    "Evil Must Be Confronted."

    With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

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  • December 18, 2008
    This part in the series, really ups it?s game, with some pretty impressive special effects and a much better storyline than the last part. I feel more could have been made of the character played by Helena Bonham Carter as she is so suited to this type of film.

    Great entertai... ...( read more )
  • November 28, 2008
    ''I want you to listen to me very carefully, Harry. You're not a bad person. You're a very good person, who bad things have happened to. Besides, the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the p...
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  • November 27, 2008
    Awfully hard not give this one the full 5 stars, but i took a half star off for Oldman not only dying but having a relatively small role compared to how much he was built up to be in this series. This series just keeps getting better and better.
  • July 3, 2009
    My favourite in the series so far. Filled with great action scenes and awesome characters. I could watch this one a billion times. Love it.

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July 24, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the most rousing of the Potter films so far, and certainly one of the best. full review

July 11, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Spectacular. Harry Potter is a true movie phenomenon. This one seals the deal. If you weren't hooked before, you will be now. full review

July 10, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

This is a gangly, confusing sprawl, and yet there are enough patches of beauty scattered throughout that it's impossible to reject it wholesale. full review

July 10, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Whatever happened to the delight and, if you'll excuse the term, the magic in the Harry Potter series? full review

July 10, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Continuing the increasingly darker, more adult trend of the series, the film version is swiftly paced, engrossing and often thrilling. full review

July 10, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

While the film doesn't have the imaginative magic of The Prisoner of Azkaban or the chummy warmth of The Goblet of Fire, it's a serviceable bridge to the story's final chapters. full review

July 9, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The special effects continue to be masterful, but villains are given a new twist, and Order of the Phoenix is all the more fun because of it. full review

July 9, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Although Order of the Phoenix is not a great movie, it is a pretty good one, in part because it does not strain to overwhelm the audience with noise and sensation. full review

July 7, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Did I mention that, for all its portentousness, this is the best Harry Potter picture yet? In some ways, it improves on J. K. Rowling's novel, which is punishingly protracted and builds to a cli... full review

July 6, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Order of the Phoenix, the best of the series so far, has the laughs, the jitters and the juice to make even nonbelievers wild about Harry. full review

Comments


  • yuoh86
    April 3, 2009
    Been hoping and wishing another movie of Harry Potter will be released. Know am not waiting in vain cos i'll just have to keep re-watching the other ones. Anyone who loves harry potter i just love u.
  • argus1081
    March 8, 2009
    AM SUGAR...I READ BUT NOT YET WATCH IT..AM THRILL HOW IT BEING EXPRESS IN THE MOVIE...HOW ADVENTUROUS..AND MORE..AM ABOUT TO READ THE NEXT..VOL.6 AND 7!!!
  • bethsorne
    March 3, 2009
    i like the story, very entertaining, actors and actress are all excellent...im mesmerized and iam satisfied, really such a wonderful movie...
  • karthu1993
    August 4, 2008
    Quite different from other Harry potters.
    Could have been better though.
    Effeects were good.
  • neelvparmar
    July 26, 2008
    i have seeing this movie lot's of and that's way i am writing in here and i am this movie's big fan so i wanted you to all help me in this fan membership or can i add my name in this fan club? if yes! so i heartly welcome all of you!:))))))))))))))))))))))))))00000
  • dawnlime
    July 7, 2008
    the movie wuz good but the book really wuz oh so much better it showed u everything and in the movie its all just flashing after reading the book i wuz dissappointed by the way the movie turned out u really couldn't tell wat wuz going on i felt sry 4 the ppl who just watched the movie and didnt read the book the missed out on so much
  • sportboy
    February 22, 2008
    well I didn't sit down to watch this movie but this movie was on in Youth club and I was watching it as I was playing there and it seemed pritty good to me.
  • pavacri23
    February 16, 2008
    well, i´m not a fan of the books, but i like the movies and in this one was kind of confusssing
  • babygirlluper
    January 30, 2008
    IF U ARE A HARRY POTTER FAN LIKE I AM THAN ADD ME OK
    EVERYONE THAT IS A HARRY POTTER FAN AND LOVES HIM (IF GIRL) ADD ME
  • ILoveEdwardCullen04
    January 26, 2008
    rupert is soooo HOT in this one!!!

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