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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005157 minutesPG-13
6.4
Arcplot Score
📊 Solid
Unverified
⭐ 7.7IMDb
🍅 88%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 81/100Metacritic
🎬 7.8TMDb
📊 19.8Popularity
🏆Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 48 nominations total
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by: Mike Newell
Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe's) fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his friends. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final, but after the match is over, people dressed like Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') "Death Eaters" set a fire to all of the visitors' tents, coupled with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the "Dark Mark" in the sky, which causes a frenzy across the magical community. That same year, Hogwarts is hosting "The Triwizard Tournament", a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. The contestants have to be above the age of seventeen, and are chosen by a magical object called "The Goblet of Fire". On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth Champion. Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three exceedingly difficult tasks.

Box Office

Budget:$150.0M
Revenue:$895.9M
Profit:$745.9M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.2/10
Emotional Arc Impact10/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score6.4/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
14 min
3
Set-Up
28 min
4
Catalyst
42 min
5
Debate
55 min
6
Break Into Two
68 min
7
B Story
78 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
148 min
13
Break Into Three
150 min
14
Finale
155 min
15
Final Image
157 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Quidditch World Cup excitement; tension between wizarding families; ominous introduction of Death Eaters.

#2

Theme Stated

14 min

Triwizard Tournament announced. Theme: courage, competition, and facing dangerous challenges.

#3

Set-Up

28 min

Students arrive at Hogwarts; rivalries, Triwizard rules explained; Harry is unexpectedly entered.

#4

Catalyst

42 min

Harry's name comes out of Goblet of Fire; shock and public scrutiny.

#5

Debate

55 min

Harry questions whether he can compete; fears for safety; peers skeptical or jealous.

#6

Break Into Two

68 min

First task of Triwizard Tournament; Harry faces dragons; magical action begins.

#7

B Story

78 min

Friendships tested; Ron and Hermione support Harry, emotional stakes deepened.

#8

Fun and Games

95 min

Second and third tasks; maze, underwater rescue; magical spectacle and challenges.

#9

Midpoint

110 min

Voldemort reborn during graveyard ritual; Harry witnesses true danger; stakes escalate dramatically.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

125 min

Voldemort's followers active; Harry and friends face direct threats; tournament finale complicated by dark forces.

#11

All Is Lost

140 min

Cedric Diggory killed; Harry narrowly escapes; sense of loss and horror.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

148 min

Harry processes trauma, grief, and personal responsibility; adult threats emerge.

#13

Break Into Three

150 min

Harry decides to alert Hogwarts and prepare for Voldemort; courage to confront evil.

#14

Finale

155 min

Harry returns to school, warns Dumbledore; world forever changed; sets stage for war.

#15

Final Image

157 min

Harry leaves Hogwarts, more mature, aware of growing dark threats, ready for future battles.