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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Directed by Chris Columbus · 161 min · Adventure, Fantasy

72.4 TOPICAL score · #653 of 6,776 films

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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.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, directed by Chris Columbus) has a TOPICAL score of 72.4 - ranked 653 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 12 nominations, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 63. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (24,215 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 94 languages.

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Critics49
Audience93
Awards75
Historical impact96
Lasting engagement98
Cast89
Legacy & cult status1

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe (actor #147), Rupert Grint (actor #309), Emma Watson (actor #279), Kenneth Branagh (actor #607)

“On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10

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