Melissa Anelli, Heather Lawver, Brad Neely
As the popularity of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to create a whole new breed of rabid fantasy fanatics, filmmaker Josh Koury explores the curious culture that has emerged around ... read more 
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Flixster Reviews (49)
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January 4, 2010It shows me a world I didn't know existed - a whole music scene dedicated to Harry Potter emo rock - but doesn't compare with any prior documentaries on fandoms, and is actually quite boring. I really haven't more to say than that; this isn't Trekkies and don't expect to learn mu... read more
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October 17, 2009I got bored and tuned out more than once while watching this flick. There were a few really good parts that dealt with issues fans had with Warner Bros over fan sites but then rest of the movie dragged on and really didn't have a direction.
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March 14, 2009We Are Wizards is an entertainingly enough documentary, but the filmmaker never really seems to decide on one message he wants to say about Harry Potter fans.
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September 20, 2008[28th Atlantic Film Festival]
Follows the story of Harry Potter die-hard bands. You get Harry and the Potters (band), fansite owners, and all sorts of hypothetically intriguing personalities. I have read the books, watched some of the movies, and generally enjoyed them, so you... read more -
September 27, 2009I find the fact that people are coming to recognize their gifts, even if they do not understand the use is wonderful. Copycatting is a sad situation though.
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October 2, 2008Recently I read all 7 Harry Potter books in one week...what can I say, I live in Canada now and there's not much to do. When my boyfriend told me we were going to see a documentary on Harry Potter fans, I was intrigued. I expected the film to focus on people who ran fan website... read more
Critic Reviews
January 22, 2009
Joel Brown, Boston Globe
November 20, 2008
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
[Director] Koury doesn't make any points in We Are Wizards, particularly, but he stylishly shares the love. Full Review
November 14, 2008
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Mostly We Are Wizards is a loving, if flawed, tribute to creativity and artistic freedom. Full Review
November 14, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
A fun project that doesn't quite reach its potential, Josh Koury's doc is still worthwhile for anyone who can't wait until 2009 to see Harry Potter back on the big screen. Full Review
November 14, 2008
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
The filmmaker Josh Koury has latched onto a great subject for We Are Wizards, his peek at some of the more engaged fans circulating in the Harry Potter world.
November 12, 2008
Lance Goldenberg, Village Voice
Ignore the scattershot approach, however, and there's considerable pleasure to be had in spending time with these bizarre enthusiasts and watching the creative ways they find to express their obsessions. Full Review
November 12, 2008
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Among movies about fans' obsessive fixations on fictional universes, the film registers neither as bemusedly distanced as Trekkies nor as dramatically engaged as King of Kong. Full Review
December 8, 2008
Ron Wilkinson, Monsters and Critics
Breakthrough film maker Josh Koury's latest documentary manages to go to the head of the parade of Potter fans, but the average viewer may not be sure why he went to the trouble. Full Review
November 21, 2008
Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters
Josh Koury's documentary about hardcore Harry Potter fans, meandering and amiable, reveals that resistance to consumer culture is pretty much futile. Full Review
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