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Name: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director: Chris Columbus
Genre: adventure, fantasy
Released: 2002
Duration: 2 h 41 min
Rating: 7.5

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has an iRankMovies score of 74.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Something evil has returned to Hogwarts!

Release:2002

Runtime:2h 41m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Chris Columbus

Language:English

Genre

AdventureFantasy

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Keywords

witchFlying CarElvesmagicSwordDiaryChild HeroSchool Of Witchcraft

iRank75

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 760K votes

Rotten Tomatoes82%

Metacritic63%

TMDb7.704/10· 24K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.

Cast of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Daniel Radcliffe
as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint
as Ron Weasley
Emma Watson
as Hermione Granger
Kenneth Branagh
as Gilderoy Lockhart
Toby Jones
as Dobby (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
as Rubeus Hagrid
Richard Harris
as Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman
as Severus Snape
Tom Felton
as Draco Malfoy
Jason Isaacs
as Lucius Malfoy
Shirley Henderson
as Moaning Myrtle
Richard Griffiths
as Vernon Dursley

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets facts

Budget: $100M
Box office: $876.7M
Collection: Harry Potter Collection

Our take on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Chris Columbus returns for the second Hogwarts year in 2002, and the wonder comes with a darker undertow. Flying cars, combative trees and a frantic house-elf greet Harry before a chilling message appears on a wall: the Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Saving the school will test all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's courage and magic. As family-friendly adventure fantasy, it keeps the warmth and spectacle of the first film while edging toward genuine menace and mystery. If you want an accessible, richly designed entry that suits younger viewers yet holds adult attention, it fits nicely. Newcomers benefit from seeing the opening chapter first for full context.

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