
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is having a tough time with his relatives (yet again). He runs away after using magic to inflate Uncle Vernon's (Richard Griffiths') sister Marge (Pam Ferris), who was being offensive towards Harry's parents. Initially scared for using magic outside the school, he is pleasantly surprised that he won't be penalized after all. However, he soon learns that a dangerous criminal and Voldemort's trusted aide Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped fro... (Full plot summary below)
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Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is having a tough time with his relatives (yet again). He runs away after using magic to inflate Uncle Vernon's (Richard Griffiths') sister Marge (Pam Ferris), who was being offensive towards Harry's parents. Initially scared for using magic outside the school, he is pleasantly surprised that he won't be penalized after all. However, he soon learns that a dangerous criminal and Voldemort's trusted aide Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped from Azkaban Prison and wants to kill Harry to avenge the Dark Lord. To worsen the conditions for Harry, vile creatures called Dementors are appointed to guard the school gates and inexplicably happen to have the most horrible effect on him. Little does Harry know that by the end of this year, many holes in his past (whatever he knows of it) will be filled up and he will have a clearer vision of what the future has in store.
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| New YorkerBruce DionesJust like the books that the films are based on, this franchise gets better with each installment. |
| Long Island PressPrairie MillerRather than a brand new sense of adventure, there's a sense in this sequel of a rerun, a tendency that even Harry's extreme magic can't seem to overcome. |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryHogwarts never felt so real. Stunning and delicious. |
| Talking Pictures (U.S.)Tony Toscano...no matter what I say you're still probably going to see it anyway. |
| Roanoke Times (Virginia)Beth JonesCuaron leaves Peter Jackson and his bloody Hobbits choking on his dust. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekOne of the greatest fantasy films of all time. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowThe Prisoner of Azkaban is to Harry Potter what that other No. 3, "Goldfinger," was to James Bond: the movie that takes the invention and gamesmanship of the series to a whole new giddy peak. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA different kind of Harry Potter movie, a better kind... It's where this fantasy series has wanted to go all along. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarIt's hard to imagine that any Harry Potter movie will ever top the enchanted achievement of Prisoner of Azkaban. |
| Premiere MagazineSara BradyAn adaptation worthy of Rowling's marvelous creation-a chapter that spins the story to ever more thrillingly dark, treacherous heights. |