Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

4.50
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    2009

    Synopsis

    As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

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    Cast

    • Daniel RadcliffeHarry Potter
    • Rupert GrintRon Weasley
    • Emma WatsonHermione Granger
    • Jim BroadbentHorace Slughorn
    • Michael GambonAlbus Dumbledore
    • Tom FeltonDraco Malfoy
    • Alan RickmanSeverus Snape
    • Bonnie WrightGinny Weasley
    • Jessie CaveLavender Brown
    • Evanna LynchLuna Lovegood

    Recommendations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      But the story is, still and all, only a pause, deferring an intensely anticipated conclusion. And it's in that exquisite place of action and waiting that this elegantly balanced production emerges as a model adaptation.
    • 90

      Variety

      Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life-or-death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such.
    • 90

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      It was splendid! No, it’s not a larky kid-pic. We're firmly in the realm of English horror.
    • 88

      Baltimore Sun

      It flows like fast-moving lava to a climax filled with pyrotechnics. And for once in a summer blockbuster, the fireworks are both emotional and physical. The movie leaves you sated, yet wanting more -- just what you want from a series with two entries left to go.
    • 88

      Chicago Tribune

      The latest, meticulously atmospheric and wonderfully acted Potter adventure lands happily--broodingly, but happily---near the top of the series heap, just behind Alfonso Cuaron's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
    • 83

      Christian Science Monitor

      There's something inherently funny about the romantic predicament of Harry and Ron and Hermione. As if it wasn't bad enough having to deal with the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters and all the rest, now they have to square off against... raging hormones.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      David Yates, in his go at the helm, throws the emphasis on the gathering storm clouds even as Harry and his fellow wizardry students make further discoveries involving the opposite sex.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      I admired this Harry Potter. It opens and closes well, and has wondrous art design and cinematography as always, only more so.

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