Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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  • Opened July 15, 2009 
  • 2 hr 33 min
  • PG | scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. More on child suitability

  • Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman
  • Director: David Yates
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by danieljacoby1

It was a good movie, the actors did well and this movie is mostly for older preteens....

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91 out of 100 An emotional, thrilling, often-humorous film packed with non-stop magicial spells....

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San Francisco Chronicle
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This film is the sharpest since "The Prisoner of Azkaban." It is the most emotionally satisfying, blending spot-on comedy and adenoidal sexual tension, with scenes of gutsy vulnerability. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

But the story is, still and all, only a pause, deferring an intensely anticipated conclusion. And it's in that exquisite place of action and waiting that this elegantly balanced production emerges as a model adaptation. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Getting lost in the hypnotic Half-Blood Prince is what gives the movie its haunting power. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

One of the series's best, with spectacular effects, nuanced performances and witty dialogue. Read full review

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Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."