Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) of Lord Voldemort's return. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and is followed by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006, with a one-month break in June. Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects. The film's budget was reportedly between
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) the longest "Harry Potter" book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an "Order of the Phoenix" that's entertaining and action-packed." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews" On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Charles Frederick of "The Telegraph" headlined his review "Potter film is the best and darkest yet". Colin Bertram of the "New York Daily News" gave the film four out