There are 8 main Harry Potter movies in the original film series.

Quick Scoop: How Many Harry Potter Movies?

If you’re talking about the core Harry Potter story (the one based on the seven J.K. Rowling novels), the film series has eight movies because the final book was split into two parts.

The 8 main Harry Potter films (in order)

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also called Sorcerer’s Stone in the US) – 2001
  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – 2002
  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – 2004
  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – 2005
  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 2007
  1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 2009
  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – 2010
  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – 2011

So if your question is “how many Harry Potter movies should I watch for a full marathon of the original saga?” — the answer is: eight.

What about Fantastic Beasts?

Some people also count the Fantastic Beasts prequels as part of the Wizarding World, which adds extra movies on top of the original eight, but those are considered a separate series set years before Harry’s story.

In fandom discussions and movie marathons, “all the Harry Potter movies” usually means these 8 core films following Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Hogwarts.

TL;DR: There are 8 main Harry Potter movies in the original film series.

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