Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

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Release date: November 14, 2001 (USA)
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 371,927 users
Reviews: 1,531 user
Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: David Heyman
Writers: J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay)
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris
Sequel: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/
Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.