It's a decent movie. Might be a little too scary for kids under 10. If you're strict about accuracy to the plot then prepare to be disappointed. There is no battle whatsoever between the kids and the death eaters in the prophecy room and many more changes abound.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004, Rated PG, Fantasy, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson)Ratings at a Glance
| 67% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 50% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents say it's too violent |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
It's a decent movie. Might be a little too scary for kids under 10. If you're strict about accuracy to the plot then prepare to be disappointed. There is no battle whatsoever between the kids and the death eaters in the prophecy room and many more changes abound.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
Way too scary (spoiler)
The dementors are scary, the scene with the divinity teacher predicting Harry's future terrified my daughter, the animangus was scary expecially when he dragged Ron into the whomping willow! Also scary: warewolf transformation. All in all, this movie was WAY too much for my daughter. However, she loves HP and begs to see this movie again.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
good
i luv harry potter movies there awsome! but this could have been rated PG.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good for tweens
Glad that this Harry Potter was age appropriate!! No nightmares or overly nasty imagery.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Best Harry Potter movie so far
This is my favorite of the Harry Potter series.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Outstanding
Captures the Material
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I rate this title on for age 11 and give itAn excellent movie!
In my oppinion, this movie is better than the first two, but also more dark, and more scary. I think that ten year olds who scare easily should most certainly not watch this movie, but ones that do not scare easily or anyone 11 and up will do fine watching this.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Best of the Potter Films
This is the best of the films, with the kids' acting improving and the storytelling (i.e., directing) really good. My boys (8 and 11) have seen this any number of times. The werewolf scenes were a bit too intense for my younger son when the movie first came out.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Good But Disappointing
I find that Harry Potter is becoming more and more for teens than kids. I actually thought this movie wasnt that good, I was expecting better. Daniel Radcliffe sucked big time. Ron and Hermione should get more credit for their acting. It's a good family movie. I hope the next one is better than this one. I'm not going to cry though... Or wait I might...
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Awesome
From the beginning of the Harry Potter movies, I have made an effort to take my family to each and every one. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by far is the best of the three out so far. I highly recommend this movie for anyone who would like to have an enjoyable evening with their family.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Harry must draw on his most positive memories including the love of his parents (about which he's been told) in order to keep evil at bay. That which is positive in him becomes what makes him most powerful. Both in his battle against the dementors and in the classroom exercise of Harry and his schoolmates turning their most-feared objects into things to laugh about (to release themselves from fear), there is much to think about in this movie. My 8 year old son and I had extended convserations after seeing it about what to do with fear and about the strength that can lie within us and can take us by surprise.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Would read the book first so not-so-scary!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Harry Potter rides again!
Great movie for fans of the Harry Potter series. I would have liked to seen a bit more of the Quidditch storyline presented in the Prisoner of Azkaban book.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
The book becomes reality
As a teacher I live to see children picking up books and this is one they all love...the movie brings the characters to life as the first two in the series did. If this autor makes kids read...Halleluiah!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Missing something?!
Not nearly as good as the first two, but still a good movie.
At first we were unsure of taking our 3 1/2 year old to see the movie, but we did and she enjoyed it.
Of course, there are many things to discuss with your child before or after the movie, especially if you take a younger child. There is a vicious dog, dementors (whose name says it all), a werewolf, an animal execution, mild violence, deceitfulness, talk of murder and fear, and in the beginning, Harry runs away from home. All of these scream "know your child". If they scare easily you may want to wait a year. These are also other things to discuss,such as your views on the subjects and your children's ideas about them, what it means to them, etc.
One thing we always remind our daughter is that none of it is real. It is only "people pretending" to do these things...actors, acting it out.
One thing in particular you might talk about with your child is the part where Harry runs away. We all know Harry does not have a parent (or guardian) that he can talk to and work things out with, but we can remind our children that we are here to talk with - anytime, about anything, and remind them of the dangers out there.
Again, this is a good movie, just don't expect it to follow the book as you might like. If your children or friends haven't read the book and you have, you might explain why Harry's patronus takes the form that it does. There are also several other points that the movie leaves out that may make it a bit unsatisfactory.
And don't forget......Have Fun!!!!
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
most of this is average harry potter violence. The only part that might be found disturbing is when those dementors suck the happiness out of harry about 2 or 3 times. The language is pretty mild too.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Too scary for young kids. 3 13 year olds go in a pub and drink butterbeer. Love scenes
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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Love each Hate each
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Excessive consumerism
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PERFECT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO WATCH
this was a really good movie. everything about it was really nice. there was a lot more violence then the first two. this is a god movie for kids, teens and even adults
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Harry potter
It has one or two violent parts but it good
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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Pretty Creepy, but good.
Probably my third favorite Potter movie. The movie is pretty creepy. The Dementors, Lupin transforming and Azkaban. Check it out.
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good for 10 and up, but not for under 6
I LOVEd it! but if you get scared easly then I wouldn't see it in theaters. I also think it should be PG-13 because of the violent. I liked the book WAY more than the movie.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought that this movie was really accurate to the book. I thought that the shrunken heads were sooo funny!! The graphics were amazing, especially when Lupin turned into a Werewolf. I liked the idea that Harry has another living relative other than the Dursleys. Harry's reaction when he saw that they had traveled back in time was really funny!! My brother saw this movie when he was 8, and wasn't frightened at all!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! I would recomend it to kids 9 and up.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Scarier than others... Ded should be PG-13... none the less excellent
Incredible that kid movies could be so amazing... One after another brialliant!!! Ok for 12+ ANd for any religion including christian that what i am... It is not harmful to you!! Christian parnts let you kids watch this brilliatn spectactle!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
;D!
One word. GREAT. However, I feel some kids may be scared of the dementors. But only to some younger children.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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shows honesty
you will want to see it!
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
My review
This movie was not how you say the best movie of the harry potter series, there is a quite a lot of violence in this movie like the ghostly nightmarish figures called dementors. A hippogriph is executed and is heard not shown, there is some bloody scrapes on the arms, and face, and Ron's leg is heard being broken, the two werewolves fight, and Sirius Black, (the black wolf) is almost killed by the dementors cause they suck out your soul.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
I love to woach hary potter
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
Too pricy video
This video is exciting, but also long. It is a bad influence for kids, makingn them all wanting to be wizards. Also, the cost of this movie is incredibly high. Most movies cost under 20 and at most 30, but this video is considered cheap over 30! Instead of just buying these videos, you can watch them for free! Heres the link -http://www.rewards1.com/index.php?referrer_id=798679
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
a must watch movie
HP and the prisoner of azkaban was great. There was always action and though some parts are scary, it has a good story.I really liked it!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
2nd BEST !!!!
this was by far the 2nd best! it was pretty good. It mite b scary 4 younger kids. it has some action and some scary moments.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Totally completly awsome!
This is the best one. You really wouldn't understand how GREATLY made this film is. It is my favorite one. It is the best thing in the world. Did I say howGBREATLY made this movie is. If I didn't I'll say it again. This film is GREATLY awsome! Mabye now you understand how great I think this movie is. =)
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
okay.....
i expected better but it wasnt terrible. i think daniel raccliffe is soooo hot!!! he makes it worth seeing!!! 1
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Best of the series - both the book and movie
I love the whole going-back-in-time thing and it's so cool how the scenes look with a couple sets of the same people running around. The best movie out of the lot!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Really Cool
This movie was really neat and is probably my second favorite out of the first four. Just like the other movies it followed the book plot really well. The dementors weren't really that scary. It was just a black robe. They do show a dementors mouth in one scene for like 2 seconds. It wasn't that scary, it looked like a smaller version of the Krakens mouth on POTC but only redder. The werewolf I guess was creepy (I didn't watch that secene) But my brother thought that they could have done a better job so it might not have been too scary. The movie was really great though. You feel really sorry for the "Character" that turns into a werewolf, because "He" is so nice and calm and stuff. All in all is was an awesome movie.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST! I LOVE IT! I LOVE ALL OF THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
HARRY POTTER IS THE BEST FRIGGEN BOOK AND MOVIE EVER!!
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