There are a total of 11 movies in the Harry Potter franchise, including 8 films based on the books and 3 Fantastic Beasts prequels). The Harry Potter movies can be watched in either release order or chronological order. The release order is straightforward, with a new film released almost every year, and the chronological order starts with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set in 1926, followed by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, set in 1927, and then the story of Harry Potter himself begins, starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone and concluding in the second-part of The Deathly Hallows. Here is the order of the Harry Potter movies in both release order and chronological order:
Release Order:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Chronological Order:
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)