25 Best Reviewed Franchise Films Of The 21st Century (According To Metacritic)

25. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (78)

Your eyes do not deceive you - the sixth chapter in the saga of the Boy Who Lived really is one of the strongest franchise films of the century according to its aggregate score, with David Yates' second foray into the series casting an impressive spell over critics upon release.

The film, which picked up an Oscar nod for Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography, keeps to the darkening path laid out by its two predecessors - but it's Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Gambon's show, the pair playing off each other with a mournful elan amid its quasi-rom-com inclinations.