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How long does it take to watch the Harry Potter films?

How long to watch the Harry Potter films
about 19 hours 39 minutes
8 films

The eight Harry Potter films run 19 hours 39 minutes — about a quarter of the time it takes to read the books they adapt. The films get shorter as the books get longer: Order of the Phoenix is the longest novel at 257,045 words and the second-shortest film at 138 minutes, which is why it is the most-criticised adaptation of the set. Adding the three Fantastic Beasts films brings the total to 11 films and about 26 hours 28 minutes. The final book was split into two films, adding roughly an hour of screen time.

The numbers

Total
19 hours 39 minutes
In hours
19.7 hours
Non-stop
0.8 days without sleeping
Covers
8 films
At a realistic pace
a film a night
That works out as
about 9 days

What this assumes

Eight films at their theatrical running times. The Fantastic Beasts films are excluded.

Other films

What How long
The Marvel Cinematic Universe about 83 hours
The Infinity Saga about 50 hours
The Star Wars Skywalker saga about 20 hours 26 minutes
Every Star Wars film about 27 hours 7 minutes
The Lord of the Rings films about 9 hours 18 minutes
The Lord of the Rings extended editions about 12 hours 6 minutes
All six Middle-earth films about 17 hours 12 minutes
The James Bond films about 53 hours 28 minutes
Every Pixar film about 52 hours
Every Studio Ghibli film about 39 hours 30 minutes
The DC Extended Universe about 33 hours 15 minutes
The Fast & Furious films about 20 hours 42 minutes
The Jurassic Park films about 14 hours 40 minutes
The Indiana Jones films about 10 hours 35 minutes
The Mission: Impossible films about 18 hours 24 minutes
The Matrix films about 9 hours 11 minutes

Common questions

How long does it take to watch the Harry Potter films?
about 19 hours 39 minutes — 8 films.
What does that assume?
Eight films at their theatrical running times. The Fantastic Beasts films are excluded.
How long at a realistic pace?
a film a night — about 9 days.

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Sources

  1. Calculated on this page — At One Place

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