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2009 · 2h 27m · PG · Adventure · Fantasy
Rotten Tomatoes 83%Metacritic 78/100TMDB 7.7/10 (21,047 votes)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 2005 novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively. The film follows Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts as he finds a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall.
Directed by David Yates
Box office $934M worldwide
Family guide
12+Common Sense Media calls it a terrific but intense mix of love, friendship, fear, sorrow for age 12+; Plugged In gives content cautions for kids, teens and adults.[1][2]
- Sex & nudity: Lots of flirting and snogging among Hogwarts students, both main characters and others.[1]
- Violence: Death of a beloved major character; some brief wand dueling resulting in bloodshed.[1][2]
- Language: Mild insults and British slang like daft, dimbo, idiot.[1]
- Drugs & alcohol: Underage characters drink butterbeer; one nearly dies from poisoned mead.[1][2]
- Frightening & intense: Scary images, fantasy menace, violent magical battles and death of important character.[1][2]
Representation: Hermione grows as a strong female character with complex emotions of her own, as do other female characters.[1]
Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗
Cast & crew
Cast & crew political lean — 2 of 49 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 1 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
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