Best David Yates Movies, Ranked
Every David Yates film worth your evening, ranked by audience score. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 sits at the top with 8.1, and the filmography below spans 2007–2023. Whether you are starting from scratch or filling gaps, this is the order to watch them in.
9 titles · average score 7.2 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
★ 8.1 · 22,299 ratingsHarry, 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…
- 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
★ 7.7 · 20,670 ratingsHarry, 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…
- 3
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
★ 7.7 · 21,072 ratingsDumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
- 4
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
★ 7.7 · 21,102 ratingsWhen 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.
- 5
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
★ 7.3 · 19,888 ratingsIn 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…
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across David Yates's directing credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is David Yates's best movie?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), rated 8.1 by 22K viewers — the highest-scoring film they directed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince come next.
How many David Yates movies are listed here?
9, spanning 2007 to 2023. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.