Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 adventure movie directed by David Yates, with a running time of 2h 18m. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year to find the wizarding world in denial. The Ministry of Magic refuses to accept that Voldemort has returned and installs Dolores Umbridge, a smiling bureaucrat whose pink-clad rule hollows out the school. Barred from real training, Harry quietly teaches a band of students to defend themselves. David Yates's first entry in the series darkens the tone toward institutional rot, teenage rebellion, and a war nobody in power will name. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson lead, with Imelda Staunton indelible as Umbridge. The fifth film adapts J.K. Rowling's longest novel into its leanest chapter.
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What is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix about?
Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year to find the wizarding world in denial. The Ministry of Magic refuses to accept that Voldemort has returned and installs Dolores Umbridge, a smiling bureaucrat whose pink-clad rule hollows out the school. Barred from real training, Harry quietly teaches a band of students to defend themselves. David Yates's first entry in the series darkens the tone toward institutional rot, teenage rebellion, and a war nobody in power will name. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson lead, with Imelda Staunton indelible as Umbridge. The fifth film adapts J.K. Rowling's longest novel into its leanest chapter.
When was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix released?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released on 8 July 2007.
How long is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix runs 2h 18m.
Who made Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was directed by David Yates.
Where can I watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is available on DirecTV On Demand, HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Peacock and Peacock Premium.
Where to watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Stream: DirecTV On Demand, HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Peacock, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Amazon, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
- Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge
- Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
- Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
- Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley
- Brendan Gleeson as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody
Reviews
Felt like the first one where the kids actually acted well across the board.
martin rated it 10/10
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A few thoughts on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Fans of this film should read The Girl Who Drank the Moon, a warm fantasy about a girl raised by a witch. For a magic world to lose yourself in, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lets you learn spells and roam freely, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt offers a darker, grown-up fantasy epic. The obvious next stop is Hogwarts Legacy, the game that finally lets you attend Hogwarts as a student.
Picking up the Wizarding World story from here
Order of the Phoenix turns Hogwarts into contested ground, and the story keeps building from here. The Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets show Harry, Ron, and Hermione before the war closed in, while Half-Blood Prince and the two-part Deathly Hallows carry the fight through to its end, following the same cast as they grow into it.
Epic fantasy quests on the scale of Hogwarts
Order of the Phoenix widens its world beyond one castle into a fight against something ancient and returning. Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers send a small group across a continent under similar pressure, while The Witcher 3 and Skyrim hand you an entire kingdom of monster hunts and politics to explore, and Prince Caspian returns to a realm changed by time.
A magic school of your own to explore
Umbridge turns Hogwarts hollow, but Dumbledore's Army trains in secret anyway, and these picks give you more of that classroom magic. Hogwarts Legacy lets you walk its halls yourself, The School for Good and Evil splits students by their nature, The Girl Who Drank the Moon follows a child raised on old magic, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice hands down power one lesson at a time.
Lighter witchcraft for when you want a break from the war
Order of the Phoenix leans into institutional gloom, so these are the reverse: warm, funny magic with lower stakes. Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic play witchcraft for cozy comedy, The Witches keeps Roald Dahl's mischief intact, Teen Witch turns spellcasting into a high school fantasy, and Oz the Great and Powerful is pure matinee spectacle.