Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Name: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Director: David Yates
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2009-07-15
Duration: 153 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon

Dark secrets revealed.

Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.

Directed by David Yates · Adventure · Fantasy · 153 min · 2009

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Director

David Yates

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures / Heyday Films

Release

2009-07-15

Runtime

153 min

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy

Part ofBest English Adventure Best English Fantasy

Cast & Characters

Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe

Ron Weasley

Rupert Grint

Hermione Granger

Emma Watson

Horace Slughorn

Jim Broadbent

Albus Dumbledore

Michael Gambon

Draco Malfoy

Tom Felton

Bellatrix Lestrange: One of Voldemort's principal Death Eaters and Draco Malfoy's aunt

Helena Bonham Carter

Rubeus Hagrid: The Hogwarts gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts

Robbie Coltrane

Filius Flitwick: The Charms master and head of Ravenclaw

Warwick Davis

Severus Snape: The former Potions master, current Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and head of Slytherin

Alan Rickman

Minerva McGonagall: The Hogwarts Transfiguration teacher, deputy headmistress and head of Gryffindor

Maggie Smith

Peter Pettigrew: The Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort; Pettigrew has no lines in this film, but appears as a servant at Snape's house

Timothy Spall

Remus Lupin: A member of the Order of the Phoenix and Harry's ex-Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher

David Thewlis

Molly Weasley: The Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to Harry

Julie Walters

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Critical Assessment

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7.7/10

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince holds 7.7/10 on TMDb (21177 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince holds 7.7/10 on TMDb (21177 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has a runtime of 153 min.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was directed by David Yates.

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Fan & Critic Buzz

AI Summary — from fan reviews & trailer comments

The reaction to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is largely positive, with many reviewers praising the film's character development and darker tone. The movie has been noted for its more mature storytelling compared to other installments in the franchise. Some critics have also commended director David Yates' handling of the story.

Viewer Reviews (TMDb)

Hormones over excitement as part six is merely an appetiser to the double billed closure to come. Death Eaters are running amok as Dumbledore has an important task for Harry and Voldermort has one for Draco; all set to the backdrop of raging adolescent hormones. While Harry also…
John Chard · 6/10
The seventh installment, the appetiser. As the ultimate wizarding battle between good and evil draws ever closer, Harry, Hermione and Ron bunk off from Hogwarts to go search for the "Horcruxes" with which to halt the ever stronger Voldermort and his army, on the way they learn th…
John Chard · 6/10
Has the quality direction of _Order of the Phoenix_ but manages to separate itself from that movie by having a script that isn't shit. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
Gimly · 6/10
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may be the most mature film of the franchise with fantastic character development, but at the cost of action and a somewhat slow pace. The beginning of the film suffers from what a lot of these films do where the audience is taken from locat…
Nathan · 8/10
David Yates now really begins to take these stories to a new, potently darker level as "Harry" (Daniel Radcliffe) comes into possession of a book - formerly the property of the eponymous Prince. His skills increase exponentially and he soon begins to question whether he, himself,…
CinemaSerf · 7/10