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David Yates has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 4 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Fantasy · Adventure
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Max · Included
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Max · Included
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Max · Included
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Max · Included
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · Movie · Director
Top 4%Max · Included
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 · Movie · Director
Top 21%Max · Included
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Dir. David Yates · With Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
Dir. David Yates · With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
Dir. David Yates · With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Dir. David Yates · With Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
Dir. David Yates · With Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
Dir. David Yates · With Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Dir. David Yates · With Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
Dir. David Yates · With Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
Dir. David Yates · With Alexander Skarsgård, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.
Dir. David Yates · With Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das
