- There is an extended cut of the film running about 159 minutes vs the theatrical version runs 152 minutes. It was first shown on TV networks (ABC in the US, several international broadcasts had the same extended showing) in 2004. The 2009 Ultimate Edition DVD/Blu-ray release includes this cut as well. The deleted scenes added back into the movie are:
- Dudley's Uniform: Aunt Petunia dyes Dudley's old uniform gray so Harry could use it as his school uniform (before Harry receives the letter from Hogwarts.)
- Cracking Eggs: Aunt Petunia opens egg cartons and cracks them, discovering rolled up letters from Hogwarts addressed to Harry.
- On the train: Hagrid and Harry take the train to London, and Hagrid reveals his love for dragons.
- Snape's Class: An extended version of Snape's potions class.
- Finding Flamel: Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Nicholas Flamel's name in a wizard card while looking for a counter curse for Neville's leg locker curse.
- Harry's Meditation: Harry and Ron discuss the Mirror of Erised.
- Following the death of Maggie Smith on September 27, 2024, Max temporarily added a dedication to her before the start of the movie.
- The opening and closing Warner Bros. Pictures logos are both plastered in the Blu-ray with the 2003 variant.
- The title of the source novel in the UK was "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and the movie bears the same title in non-US releases. All scenes where the stone is mentioned by name have been be filmed/looped accordingly to produce two different versions of the film to adapt to the title.
- DVD version eliminates some dialogue from the theatre version:
- An extended shot of Quirell, saying " I can't master.." after Voldemort said "Get the stone."
- An extended dialogue between Dumbledore and Harry, where Dumbledore mentioned that Harry's father saved Snape.
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