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

18. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (81)

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The fourth big-screen journey to Hogwarts is only a handful of minutes shorter than Chamber of Secrets yet somehow condenses more than double the amount of narrative legwork into its run-time; a feat of impressive brevity that earned it critical raves, particularly stateside.

Reception was somewhat cooler on the British side of the Atlantic, drawn on the choppier nature of its plot contortions - but as family-friendly blockbusters go, it facilitated a darker, more effective shift in tone than most rivals and introduced Ralph Fiennes' hiss-worthy Lord Voldemort.

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