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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Adventure · Fantasy · 2009

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

Movie details

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“Dark secrets revealed.”

2009 Adventure · Fantasy 2h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

653.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

78 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Yates

Written by

Steve Kloves

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Harry Potter

Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint

Ron Weasley

Emma Watson

Emma Watson

Hermione Granger

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Horace Slughorn

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Albus Dumbledore

Tom Felton

Tom Felton

Draco Malfoy

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Severus Snape

Court is in session

Put Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.