How Long Would All The Harry Potter Movies Be (And Why)?

Exact Answer: 1,178 minutes

The world of Harry Potter is a magical place full of wonders and mysteries. One thing that’s always been debated among fans is how long the movies would have been if they were all released once instead of over a decade. 

The answer to this question has never officially been revealed by Warner Bros, but on doing some calculations based on the length of each movie so far, one can come up with an estimate: 1178 minutes. That’s 19 hours without any breaks in between. It might be too much for one sitting, but it would be beneficial to experience everything in such an epic way.

How Long Would All The Harry Potter Movies Be?

There are so many variables, but one can take a stab at it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part one is 146 minutes according to Wikipedia. So on an average length film will play for two and a half hours. 

Then one must add on each time for the opening and closing credits, which if multiplied, comes out to around 50-70 minutes in total. This adds up to about 4 hours 27 minutes. Depending on how many trailers were attached to each movie, that could extend it another hour, but not every trailer was identical in the length of time either. 

Also, start with the length of all seven Harry Potter books and then divide them by the number of movies in the series. The first book (Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone) is 230 pages long, so each movie will be roughly 51 pages long. 

If someone were to watch the whole marathon, it would take a run time of 1178 minutes. That being said, it is worth taking two days to completely tackle all the seasons because everyone does need to fall asleep. For instance, if a person begins watching the marathon at 9:30 pm on 1st January, they will finish watching at 6:25 pm on 2nd January.

Why Would All The Harry Potter Movies Be So Long?

It can take a while to watch all the Harry Potter movies because this series gets more difficult as one keeps going. The first movie in the series is a typical adventure film that, for some interesting reason, children and adults both love. The second movie involves Lord Voldemort’s return and his quest for domination over the wizarding world. By definition, it’s darker than the first one. 

So, everyone always felt like there was at least an implicit sense of danger throughout it – even though there was no gruesome murder.

It takes a long time to finish the Harry Potter movies because they are very thick. Producers made Harry Potter movies so that there is story and action in every scene, so it might take as much as 15 minutes for the plot to advance. 

This slows down the movie-watching process. If less important moments had been left out of each movie, it would have taken less time to watch them all. If a person keeps watching without sleep, they might fall asleep around The Half-Blood Prince. The Harry Potter Series is 19 hours of content. One can also finish it in 1178 minutes if watched continuously without breaks.

Moreover, it all comes down to how many hours of content an individual can actually watch. 

Conclusion

One thousand one hundred seventy-eight minutes is the duration an individual needs to complete watching all the Harry Potter movies in one go. Also, it would be best if one considers the time taken to give credits in the movies. It takes 10-15 minutes. Each movie averages 130 to 152 minutes, making it easier for a person to split and watch every two and half hours. 

The longest movie is “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Overall, anyone can watch the movie in one day, but it needs to be spread out over the week to make the viewing more pleasant. 

References

1. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/35514/summary 
2. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003065109352491