Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson,
Michael Gambon,
Ralph Fiennes
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Young wizard-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year of studies, only to find that the magical community seems to be in a curious state of denial about his r... read more
Directed by: David Yates
Release Date: July 11, 2007
DVD Release Date: November 11, 2007
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February 10, 2012The first four Potter films were pretty decent. But #5? This is the best David Yates can do to start as the director for more than one of the series's films? And no Quidditch? Bah, scumbag.
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX is not a bad film. It's just not ... read more -
December 5, 2011So far, I think this is my favorite movie of the bunch. I love how mundane and utterly infuriating the main villain is (Dolores Umbridge), and I think it speaks volumes to the larger culture of Hogwarts' (the one you don't much get to see) that the other students flock to him for... read more
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September 20, 2011Probably the worst of the series (well, of the later movies), but it's still Harry Potter. Tough to follow the 4th act, this episode never had a chance to be more than a set up movie. Can't wait to have the entire series stored somewhere in the cloud with apps that allow me to st... read more
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August 6, 2011I originally believed this to be the best of the series, but I have to take that back. I still believe that The Prisoner of Azkaban has the finest narrative of all of the films in the series. Don't get me wrong, though. The later films aren't by any means bad. The Order of the Ph... read more
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July 20, 2011Hagrid: It's changing out there. Just like last time. There's a storm coming, Harry. And we all best be ready when she does.
"Evil Must Be Confronted"
Order of the Phoenix is my least liked Harry Potter movie. With that said, I still really like it. We see the addition of Bella... read more -
July 20, 2011With each outing, the cast of Harry Potter grows more and more interesting. Three memorable characters and performances enter the picture: Evanna Lynch as 'Luna Lovegood', Imelda Staunton as 'Dolores Umbridge' and Helena Bonham Carter as 'Bellatrix Lestrange'. Staunton is the bes... read more
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July 17, 2011Director David Yates and his screenwriter, Michael Goldenberg have trimmed all the fat from the novel, and the resulting film adaptation of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix is a brisk, lean, and involving 139 minutes. This is the shortest film to date in the franchise, a... read more
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July 17, 2011I will not tell lies: which is why I can proudly say that I enjoyed this installment, which is a fine followup to Goblet, and a great Potter film itself. I didn't mind the lack of action, or the silly romantic side-plot, I just loved Harry and Pals vs Umbridge. Radcliffe really s... read more
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July 16, 2011fb535316333Finally, the battle against Voldemort begins here with OotP. There were several issues etching away at me, the whole prophecy thing could have had more foreshadowing, the way Black's death was portrayed could have been a little less sudden and in the end the whole ordeal just fee... read more
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July 14, 2011fb733768972This may have been a small speed-bump in the Potter franchise, as I would call this the least compelling of the series; However this movie still gives us everything we want, but it does it much more sloppily than the first 4 films did. I still love this film, but it's sad to say ... read more
Critic Reviews
August 5, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
July 16, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
We do get terrific work from the all-star British cast, and the special effects are as seamless as ever.
July 13, 2007
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
Director David Yates, who is new to the Potter franchise, moves the story along briskly, at the expense of texture and nuance. Full Review
July 12, 2007
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Truth be told, it's the lad's many onscreen allies that prove the film franchise's richest draws. (Thank you, Alan Rickman, for your wonderfully embittered turn as Severus Snape.) Full Review
July 12, 2007
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Yates, especially given the sinister subject matter on hand, does a rather workmanlike job of traffic-managing the action. But some of the magic effects are indeed magical. Full Review
July 12, 2007
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
This is the bleakest Potter installment to date, and under David Yates's choppy direction, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, and David Thewlis have little more than walk-ons. Full Review
July 10, 2007
Dana Stevens, Slate
The whole Hogwarts faculty is so beautifully cast, it reinforces the American impression that in Britain great actors must be piled up on the side of the road in heaps. Full Review
July 10, 2007
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
For all the action -- and there's plenty of it, even if it's only a portion of what was crammed into Rowling's 870 pages -- the most important stuff is what takes place in Harry's head. Full Review
July 10, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
This is a gangly, confusing sprawl, and yet there are enough patches of beauty scattered throughout that it's impossible to reject it wholesale. Full Review
July 10, 2007
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
It seems that love and friendship are qualities worth rattling your wand over. En route, we can once more ooh-and-aah at the franchise's impressive array of acting talent. Full Review
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