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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002161 minutesPG
6.5
Arcplot Score
📊 Solid
Unverified
⭐ 7.5IMDb
🍅 82%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 63/100Metacritic
🎬 7.7TMDb
📊 19.1Popularity
🏆Won 1 BAFTA Award14 wins & 50 nominations total
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Forced to spend his summer holidays with his muggle relations, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) gets a real shock when he gets a surprise visitor: Dobby (Toby Jones) the house-elf, who warns Harry against returning to Hogwarts, for terrible things are going to happen. Harry decides to ignore Dobby's warning and continues with his pre-arranged schedule. But at Hogwarts, strange and terrible things are indeed happening. Harry is suddenly hearing mysterious voices from inside the walls, muggle-born students are being attacked, and a message scrawled on the wall in blood puts everyone on his or her guard, "The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies Of The Heir, Beware".

Box Office

Budget:$100.0M
Revenue:$876.7M
Profit:$776.7M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.5/10
Emotional Arc Impact10/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score6.5/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
15 min
3
Set-Up
28 min
4
Catalyst
42 min
5
Debate
55 min
6
Break Into Two
70 min
7
B Story
80 min
8
Fun and Games
95 min
9
Midpoint
110 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
125 min
11
All Is Lost
140 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
150 min
13
Break Into Three
155 min
14
Finale
158 min
15
Final Image
161 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Dursleys ignoring warnings; mysterious attacks and ominous signs set foreboding tone.

#2

Theme Stated

15 min

Message from Dobby: danger at Hogwarts. Theme: courage, facing truth, and consequences of choices.

#3

Set-Up

28 min

Return to Hogwarts; new challenges, rumors of monster in castle, interactions with Draco and new teachers.

#4

Catalyst

42 min

Mysterious attacks on students; the school in fear. Harry hears voices, increasing tension.

#5

Debate

55 min

Harry questions what is happening, whether he is connected, and fears for friends’ safety.

#6

Break Into Two

70 min

Investigation begins: clues, interactions with Fawkes, discovering diary, and navigating Hogwarts mysteries.

#7

B Story

80 min

Friendship with Ron and Hermione tested; loyalty and bravery explored. Emotional stakes rise.

#8

Fun and Games

95 min

Magical mischief, spells, flying lessons, secret passages, and clue-hunting; adventurous sequences.

#9

Midpoint

110 min

Harry discovers diary secret; Tom Riddle revealed; stakes escalate; danger is immediate and personal.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

125 min

Chamber location uncovered; attacks worsen; friends at risk.

#11

All Is Lost

140 min

Ginny possessed; Harry must enter Chamber; life-threatening confrontation with basilisk imminent.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

150 min

Harry reflects on courage, destiny, and the choices that brought him here.

#13

Break Into Three

155 min

Harry resolves to confront basilisk and Tom Riddle; trusts allies and his abilities.

#14

Finale

158 min

Harry defeats basilisk, saves Ginny; Riddle diary destroyed; school safe; house cheers.

#15

Final Image

161 min

Harry back at dorm, victorious but reflective; growing in confidence and understanding of magic.