Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Let the magic begin.”
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
How Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of Harry Potter, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #3 of 8
- Rank in the series by rating
- The first film
- Where it sits in the series
- 16%
- Share of the series audience
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) ranks 3rd of the 8 rated films in the Harry Potter series, at 7.9/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.8/10.
It is the film that started the series, 10 years before the most recent entry, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
Its 30,231 TMDB ratings are 16% of the 186,201 cast across the series, more than any other film in it.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Harry Potter, comparing all 8 released films in the series. Last recalculated September 2026.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is film 1 of 8. See the complete watch order.