Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 174 min

genre: fantasy

theme: sequel

director: Chris Columbus

Score: 7 / 10

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on J. K. Rowling's 1998 novel of the same name. Produced by David Heyman and written by Steve Kloves, it is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. Its story follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's denizens.

Plot

Spending the summer with the Dursleys, Harry Potter meets Dobby, a house-elf who warns him that it is too dangerous to return to Hogwarts. Dobby sabotages an important dinner for the Dursleys, who lock Harry up to prevent his return to Hogwarts. Harry's friend Ron Weasley and his brothers Fred and George rescue him in their father's flying Ford Anglia.

Awards

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film

Cast

More details

author	J. K. Rowling Steve Kloves
award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film
contentLocation	England London
director	Chris Columbus
editor	Peter Honess
genre	adventure fantasy
keywords	albus dumbledore aragog argus filch arthur weasley arthur weasley\'s flying ford anglia azkaban basilisk bludger break communicates with a snake cornelius fudge defence against the dark arts dobby draco malfoy dursleys fawkes flying car flying ford anglia forbidden forest fred and george fred and george weasley gang member gilderoy lockhart ginny weasley harry potter haunt hermione granger hogwarts house-elf kill london king\'s cross railway station lucius lucius malfoy minerva mcgonagall moan moaning myrtle muggle-born open parseltongue petrifaction in mythology and fiction petrify phoenix platform nine and three-quarters poison polyjuice potion professor dumbledore professor mcgonagall quidditch railway station ron weasley rubeus hagrid salazar slytherin secret chamber sorting hat sword of gryffindor their father tom riddle whomping willow
musicBy	John Williams
nomination	2003 MTV Movie Awards BAFTA Award for Best Sound BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Hugo Award for Beast Dromatic Presentation (Long Form) Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Saturn Award for Best Costume Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
producer	David Heyman
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	Gloucester Cathedral Hertfordshire London Oxfordshire
theme	sequel shapeshifting