Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

PG-13

2005

2h 37m

Fantasy

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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During Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts a competition will be held between three schools of wizardry, and contestants will be magically chosen for the very dangerous event.

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Critics Consensus

The main characters are maturing, and the filmmakers are likewise improving on their craft; vibrant special effects and assured performances add up to what is the most complex yet of the Harry Potter films.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

12/08/2014

4/5

Where Newell really scores is in taking a leaf out of Peter Jackson's book and cranking up the fear factor.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

12/08/2014

3/5

For those like me who are outside but sympathetic to the faith, it looks like another handsomely made, good-natured and high-spirited family movie, which is dramatically stymied through being locked within school grounds.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

12/08/2014

For the first time, adults might actually enjoy a Harry Potter film as much as children.

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Lane Mills

InSession Film

Dec 19

A-

An underrated submission into the cinematic Harry Potter canon, no doubt, and a thrilling one-off experience from a director who took a swing in multiple manners.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

03/12/2025

3/5

Compared to the previous entry, this was rather boring but the world building was pretty cool. The teachers at Hogwarts are grossly incompetent.

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

03/12/2025

3/5

It's a bit overlong and drags at times but it sets up some really amazing things for future films. Also, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman are fantastic as always.

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snow T

@RT69471330 5d

was really entertaining to watch but some parts were quite boring; still a great movie.

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Lincoln L

@Linkolnbio2 Aug 20

It plays it so close to the vest that it becomes totally forgettable.

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ashley R

@oasheyy Aug 16

Such an outstanding movie. The suspense was perfect, it wasn’t predictable and it had personality. I have rewatched this movie plenty of times and I still have the same shocked and mesmerized reaction to the plot twists, tragedy’s and the ending.

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Chris S

@Janomi Aug 11

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is very solid because the Triwizard Tournament gives the movie a clear and exciting structure. The dragon, lake, and maze tasks make Hogwarts feel connected to a larger magical world and give the story a strong sense of competition and danger. The teenage awkwardness is also entertaining. The Yule Ball, crushes, jealousy, bad hair, and friendship tension make Harry, Ron, and Hermione feel like actual teenagers. Robert Pattinson gives Cedric Diggory decency and innocence, which makes his death hit harder. The graveyard sequence is the film’s biggest turning point. Ralph Fiennes makes Voldemort theatrical, cruel, and genuinely dangerous from the moment he returns. The movie has too much story to cover and rushes through major pieces, but Goblet of Fire is energetic, important, and very watchable.

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dot N

@PrimeABD Aug 3

Worst of the Harry Potter Movies, directed by someone who doesn't want to read the book, how pathetic is that. Whole detective narrative is cut out but included useless ball scenes and drama that doesn't make sense. So frustrated, Harry Potter book 4 is one of the well written book of the series, and this director totally butchered it, so sad

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Chirag P

@trini Jul 21

Took me over 20 years to see the movie because it took me 26 years to read the book

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Synopsis

During Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts a competition will be held between three schools of wizardry, and contestants will be magically chosen for the very dangerous event.

Director: Mike Newell
Producer: David Heyman
Screenwriter: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros., 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Fantasy Violence|Frightening Images)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2005, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $290.0M
Runtime: 2h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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