| Release Date | 04 November 2001 |
| Budget | $125,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $318,000,000 |
| Other Names | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
| Tagline | Let The Magic Begin. |
| Genre | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Wizards and Magicians, Heroic Mission, Boarding School Life, Witches |
| Tones | Fanciful, Atmospheric, Lavish, Humorous, Stylized, Warm |
| Tags | Boarding School, Centaur, Chess, Child Abuse, Destiny, Dragon, Fantasy World, Hero, Magic, Mystery [whodunit], Mystic, Orphan, Owl, Power, Sorcerer, Spell [magic], Supernatural Powers, Witchcraft, Wizard |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. The film was the first of the Harry Potter film series. It was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. The story follows Harry Potter, a boy who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard, and is sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his magical education. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The adult cast features Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Ian Hart.