Best Harry Potter films

6820 duels later, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is still #1 in the Harry Potter ranking, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 close behind.

The podium reflects a clear preference for the series' middle and final chapters. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban holds the top spot with 1301 ELO points and a 70% win rate across 488 duels, establishing Alfonso Cuarón's entry as the franchise favorite. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 follows in second place with 1276 ELO points, while Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire claims third with 1229 ELO points. A gap of 47 ELO points separates the second and third positions, marking the sharpest divide in the ranking. The final installment commands respect but faces stiffer competition with a 53% win rate over 583 duels. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the film that launched the franchise, lands in fourth place with 1199 ELO points. At the bottom, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sits in last place with 1125 ELO points, suggesting the community finds the darker, more compressed fifth film less rewarding than the rest of the series.

The ranking draws on 6820 duels submitted by 409 players across all 8 contenders, updated on 10 October 2026. Every Harry Potter film appears in the list, making this a complete survey of the theatrical adaptations. Head over to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shift the standings.

Updated on October 10, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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