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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 2h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
536K
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Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
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As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
536K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
767
22
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    • Director
      • David Yates
    • Writers
      • Steve Kloves(screenplay)
      • J.K. Rowling(novel)
    • Stars
      • Daniel Radcliffe
      • Emma Watson
      • Rupert Grint
    Top credits
    • Director
      • David Yates
    • Writers
      • Steve Kloves(screenplay)
      • J.K. Rowling(novel)
    • Stars
      • Daniel Radcliffe
      • Emma Watson
      • Rupert Grint
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 394Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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    Michael Gambon in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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    Daniel Radcliffe
    Daniel Radcliffe
    • Harry Potter
    Emma Watson
    Emma Watson
    • Hermione Granger
    Rupert Grint
    Rupert Grint
    • Ron Weasley
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Professor Albus Dumbledore
    Dave Legeno
    Dave Legeno
    • Fenrir Greyback
    Elarica Johnson
    Elarica Johnson
    • Waitress
    • (as Elarica Gallacher)
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Professor Horace Slughorn
    Geraldine Somerville
    Geraldine Somerville
    • Lily Potter
    Bonnie Wright
    Bonnie Wright
    • Ginny Weasley
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Molly Weasley
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Bellatrix Lestrange
    Helen McCrory
    Helen McCrory
    • Narcissa Malfoy
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Wormtail
    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Professor Severus Snape
    Oliver Phelps
    Oliver Phelps
    • George Weasley
    James Phelps
    James Phelps
    • Fred Weasley
    Freddie Stroma
    Freddie Stroma
    • Cormac McLaggen
    Jessie Cave
    Jessie Cave
    • Lavender Brown
    • Director
      • David Yates
    • Writers
      • Steve Kloves(screenplay)
      • J.K. Rowling(novel)
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    • Trivia
      (At around two hours and five minutes) When Draco Malfoy goes to the Room of Requirement for the final time, you can see the harp that put Fluffy to sleep and the King from the game of chess from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 3 mins) During the Quidditch Match, and the celebration afterwards in the Gryffindor Common room, you can see that the students are chanting "Weasley is our king!". However, the audio track we hear is "Weasley! Weasley! Weasley!" over and over.
    • Quotes

      Professor Minerva McGonagall: [to Harry, Ron, & Hermione] Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?

      Ron Weasley: Believe me, Professor. I've been asking myself the same question for six years.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits take their shape from what look like ink spills, resembling the appearance of the collected memories when they are poured into Dumbledore's Pensieve.
    • Alternate versions
      Some of the dubbed versions change the names of a few characters, to match their translated novel counterparts in each respective language. Examples include Hermione, who in the German version (of all the Potter films/books) is named Hermine, and Dumbledore, who in the Dutch version is Perkamentus. (Source: Multi-lingual Blu-Ray copies of the films)
    • Connections
      Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Hedwig's Theme
      Composed by John Williams

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    9/10
    Immensely satisfying for fans who can see the movie behind the book
    I was lucky enough to see a preview of Half-Blood Prince three days before opening day. I saw it a second time with my son who is not quite ten, but who is generally mature for his age and doesn't scare easily. The two viewings give me the unique advantage of both the adult and the child perspective on the movie.

    I only recently started counting myself a true Harry Potter fan after my son introduced me to the movies a couple of years ago. I finished the last book only three weeks before seeing the movie adaptation of Half-Blood Prince the first time.

    With all the book details very fresh in my mind, I had high expectations of the movie. And Yates, the production crew and the cast definitely delivered. The movie impresses on many levels from an artistic point of view. The stripped landscapes and washed out colors convey a constant feeling of dread and foreboding. The standard train trip to Hogwarts was particularly stark, seen against a landscape scorched by a hot summer sun and dotted with dark pools of water. The usual lush greenery and joyous train ride are nowhere to be seen.

    Personally, I felt the pace was spot-on and that the movie elegantly made time for all key plot points. But only if you enjoy a plot line driven by character and emotion. For the younger lot, looking for frightening wizard duels and attacks by magical creatures, the first hour and a half of the movie drags on a bit. My son certainly became fidgety, and didn't appreciate the finesse and sophistication of the plot and cinematic approach.

    Most of the threatening and darkening tone of the movie was also lost upon him, whereas I reveled in the finer details contributing to a general sense of ever-encroaching darkness. There are worse things in life to be afraid of than big hairy spiders. My son missed seeing those - I was a lot more intrigued by the ominous undercurrents made palpable by the indomitable trio of David Yates (director), Steve Kloves (screenplay) and Delbonnel (photography).

    Some people feel that the romantic comedy aspects played too large a role in the movie, but I felt this aspect added some much-needed lightness and human drama to the movie. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) all find themselves dealing with the vagaries of young love - from dealing with unwanted advances to finding love in unexpected places. The romance was aimed perfectly at the young teen market, and I found myself cringing ruefully at some of Lavender Brown's love-obsessed stunts and smiling wistfully at the tenderness between Harry and Ginny. Haven't we all been there at some stage of our lives?

    All in all, Harry Potter is growing up. And so is the market for these movies. If you've seen all the movies up to now or read all the books, and your are at an age to appreciate the adult themes and movie techniques, this movie should fall pitch-perfect on your ear. You are likely to leave the cinema filled with a heart-wrenching sadness for innocence lost.

    Purist fans will most certainly complain bitterly about numerous sub-plots, events and characters that were cut from the movie and the odd scene that doesn't exist in the book. But Yates' truly gutsy adaptation really works and brings a depth and clarity to the main themes of the book that is quite extraordinary. He manages to capture the lingering lightness of that time before the serious business of adulthood sets in, alongside the relentless buildup to the final showdown between The Dark Lord and The Chosen One. And the lack of closure at the end of the movie is no accident, I believe. Just like the book, this movie leaves you aching to see how it all ends (never mind the fact that you already know).

    I must also commend the acting. The young leads have all matured in pace with the maturing content of the books and their acting shows it. Rupert Grint shines brightly in the somewhat Shakespearean love comedy he finds himself in, and makes the most of his new-found sport hero popularity. Emma Watson hits the spot, portraying Hermione's emotional vulnerability with gentle confidence and softness.

    As for Radcliffe, it's easy to miss the evolution he's undergone as Harry, since there are other actors ostensibly given more to do in this outing, like Tom Felton and Bonnie Wright, both of whom get the opportunity to take their characters to a new level. Tom Felton, especially, does a remarkable job. But Radcliffe's task of playing the steadfast and courageous, yet not flashy or arrogant hero, remains a difficult one. Especially on second viewing, it becomes clear how his understated and controlled performance speaks very much to the type of man Harry Potter is shaping up to be. A man who is left with a tremendous responsibility at the end of this movie and takes it up without flinching. The boy-wizard is no more.

    Of the older guard, Alan Rickman's Snape was a consummate performance, ... obviously. And Michael Gambon's portrayal of Dumbledore never felt more right than in this movie. Jim Broadbent's Slughorn is deliciously played with just the right mix of off-putting sycophancy and endearing pathos.

    All in all - a triumph all around!
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    FAQ20

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    • Why is Lavender Brown white in this film when she was black in the third one?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience
    • Filming locations
      • Bjorli, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Heyday Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $302,334,374
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $77,835,727
      • Jul 19, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $934,483,039
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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