The Best David Yates Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best David Yates movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by David Yates based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 8 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by David Yates In Order of Popularity

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  6. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  7. The Legend of Tarzan
  8. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

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1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Rated: PG-13

8.1/10

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.

2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Rated: PG-13

7.7/10

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.

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Rated: PG

7.6/10

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Rated: PG-13

7.5/10

The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Prepare for battle!

5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Rated: PG-13

7.2/10

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.

6. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Rated: PG-13

6.5/10

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.

7. The Legend of Tarzan

Rated: PG-13

6.2/10

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.

8. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Rated: M

6.2/10

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.