Star Wars Vs Harry Potter: 10 Best Movies Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score (2024)

Two of the most vast and popular fantasy movie franchises in the world of pop culture areStar WarsandHarry Potter. With twenty-two movies combined, a slew of books, and immense amounts of money between them, they are insanely popular and successful phenomenons.

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Their success is, of course, not all measured by box office and critics, but also by the fans and how they feel about each of the franchise's entries. By looking at the Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score, we count down the 10 best movies between the franchises.

Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - 82%

Coming off the immense success of J.K. Rowling's novels,The Sorcerer's Stoneis agood cinematic introduction to the Wizarding World. It stays relatively faithful to the books, and, while it does lack the maturity and even quality of the later movies, it is extremely enjoyable forPotterfans.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) - 85%

The first part of the epic conclusion to the saga came with a slower pace, less action, and a lot of dark tension to go round. The movie gets criticism for its constant feeling of just leading up to the second part. However, there is a lot to love in it, and it has proved very popular with audiences.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) - 86%

As was the norm with the sequel trilogy,The Rise Of Skywalkerwas immensely divisive, with critic and audience ratings differing massively.

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Even the fandom itself was divided on this movie which has a lot to love and a lot to hate. It scores high on Rotten Tomatoes' Audience Score, but that could very well change over time.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - 86%

WhatRogue One: A Star Wars Storylacks in character development and emotional investment, to some, it makes up for with a good story and an unbelievable third act. It is probably the least divisive of the Disney era movies and earns its praise and criticisms in all the right areas. It is a great movie and proved thatnon-Skywalker SagaStar Wars movies can work.

Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) - 86%

Considering the first two entries to the movie series,The Prisoner Of Azkabanmay have come as a shock for its sheer quality and its fantastic transition into a darker, more mature franchise. Alfonso Cuarón's wonderful direction and vision allowed for a movie that is a standout in the series, which says a lot considering it is the only one without main antagonist Voldemort.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) - 86%

If you hadtold aStar Warsfan in late 2015 who had just seenThe Force Awakensthat the sequel trilogy would tear apart the Star Warsfandom, they would have called you crazy.

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It is a super fun movie and strikes a great balance between pleasing old fans and introducing new ones, even though it does bear a striking resemblance toA New Hope.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) - 89%

The final movie and grand conclusion to thePottermovies came in 2011 with the second part ofDeathly Hallows, and it was jam-packed with goodness for fans to love. It is extremely fast-paced to the point where it is hard to keep up, but it delivered electric performances, stunning visuals, great action, and a lot of emotional satisfaction to keep fans hooked.

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983) - 94%

While a lot of fans may consider it to be the quintessentialStar Wars movie,not everyone considers it to be the best Star Wars movie, which is fair, as its two predecessors are both arguably perfect movies.

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Nevertheless,Return Of The Jedi has such powerful emotion in its ending, a lot of fist pump moments, and, overall, it provides a satisfying and entertaining end to one of the greatest trilogies of all time.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - 96%

George Lucas changed the world in May of 1977 when he released into the worldStar Wars. It changed the landscape of cinema and movie-going and kicked off a franchise that dominates the world to this day. The story is a simple one, yet it is beautiful in its simplicity. The characters, the worlds, the iconography, it is all phenomenal, and it's one of those rare movies people will call perfect, and it is completely acceptable.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 97%

A New Hopeis not the typical answer, though, when you ask what the bestStar Warsmovie is, that honor unsurprisingly goes toThe Empire Strikes Back, one of thebest sequels of all time. The movie subverts all expectations of the audience and introduces some of the franchise's very best characters. What's more is that it has a frighteningly good story and one of the greatest movie twists of all time.

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