Harry, Hermione and Ron may have received a cauldron full of Gryffindor house points over the years, but they only managed to catch one film of IMDb Top 250 list, and it might not be the one you're thinking of. In the pantheon of Harry Potter films that saw orphan and number one Horcrux Daniel Radcliffe side by side with He Who Must Not Be Named aka Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), there are plenty of great watches to choose from. Some that may not have aged so well, and some that might sit lower on the list, but they have some memorable moments regardless. However, according to IMDb users, it is the second half of the final chapter in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, that deserves a place among the select few.

In 2011, the world watched with great anticipation as director David Yates wrapped up the magic trick that was a live-action adaptation of the beloved story of J.K. Rowling, and he did it brilliantly. Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ended up grossing over $1.34 billion at the worldwide box office, helping Yates become one of highest grossing directors in film history. But what is it about The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 that works so well, and does it deserve to be ranked ahead of not only the other Harry Potter films, but also the likes of Ben-Hur, Blade Runner. and even "Jaws" on IMDb? Well, frankly speaking, no, but as a film that successfully closed a huge cinematic feat, it certainly deserves its props.

Much like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Avengers: Endgame, the second half of The Deathly Hallows deserves credit simply for existing. Yates' final trip to Hogwarts with Harry and friends isn't just an all-or-nothing final push against Voldemort and his army, it's also the culmination of a decade's worth of movie-making magic. We watched Radcliffe along with Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and a school full of kids grow up before our eyes, transforming as people and actors, so when Harry finally waved the Elder Wand it came with extra weight. We said goodbye to the true cinematic era that had dominated theaters since 2001 (and which Warner Bros. struggled to bring back with the prequels that followed).

No other Harry Potter film packs as much stakes, drama, grief and triumph as Deathly Hallows: Part 2, culminating in the Boy Who Lived defeating Death itself and the monster it sought to convey. At the same time, there's a reason why "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" just entered the top five in /The Movie's Own Ranking of the Harry Potter Movies. The truth is that the real winner of the franchise itself is a much darker and pure wonderful addition - one that comes with a lot more and Gary Oldman.

Before Warner Bros. decided to give Yates the keys to the wizarding world for seven films (including three Fantastic Beasts films), there was a time when the director's chair was filled with every chapter of Harry's adventures. However, in 2004, Alfonso Cuarón brought a meaner, darker edge to this fantasy universe when it was absolutely necessary, thanks to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The third installment of the "Harry Potter" franchise refines almost every issue that the previous two films had. In particular, Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint really found their footing as the actors playing the property's main heroic trio, bouncing brilliantly off each other throughout the story that plays like a real mystery (one that even those well-educated in the Potter way- the verse can get caught up in trying to solve it).

There are also additional nightmarish elements like Remus Lupine (David Thewlis) - a Hogwarts professor with a monstrous secret - and Gary Oldman portraying Harry's would-be murderous godfather on the run, Sirius Black. Simply by putting Thewlis and Oldman in a room with Alan Rickman chewing scenery as Harry's not-so-supportive tutor Severus Snape, the film even manages to deliver the best scene in the entire Harry Potter franchise.. Many people peaked in high school, but Prisoner of Azkaban is the closest the Harry Potter franchise has ever come to a perfect fantasy film.