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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter series based on the books by J.K. Rowling. It was directed by Mike Newell and was released on November 18, 2005. It is rated PG-13 in the United States, 12A in the UK and Ireland and M15 in Australia. Three days after its release, the film had grossed approximately $102 million at the North American box office, the highest first-week tally for a Harry Potter film. The film was nominated for an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction, but lost to Memoirs of a Geisha
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Taglines:

- Difficult times lie ahead, Harry

- Everything is about to change

Synopsis

The movie starts with an enormous snake (Voldemort's pet snake Nagini) slithering past a derelict graveyard beside an abandoned manor (The Riddle House). Frank Bryce, the caretaker, is boiling water for tea when he sees a light shining in the Riddle house. He assumes there are vandals who come to make trouble in the old manor. Frank then goes to the house and enters. He goes up the stairs and hears three men talking in a room. Frank goes nearer to have a closer look, and we see Wormtail and an unknown man (who is later revealed as Barty Crouch Jr) talking to an unseen Voldemort sitting on an armchair. Nagini then slithers past Frank, comes in and tells her master (speaking in Parseltongue) in the chair that the Muggle caretaker is outside the room. Voldemort kills Frank with the Avada Kedavra curse.

Miles away, Harry Potter awakens at Ron Weasley's house and is greeted by Hermione Granger. The Weasleys (Mr Weasley, Ron, Ginny, Fred and George), Harry and Hermione rendezvous with the Diggorys (Amos Diggory and his son, Cedric) at dawn to attend the Quidditch World Cup. The group arrive on top of a hill with an old boot, which turns out to be a Portkey, which transports them to the moor where the World Cup is to be held. Upon arrival, we see a multitude of cultures attending the event (i.e. a flag of Italy is seen, as well as African men in tribal clothes). The arena is a huge stadium that seems to be dug out in a hill beside the moor. The Quidditch World Cup is brief, since we only see the introduction of the two teams (Ireland and Bulgaria), most prominently, the Bulgarian Team Seeker, Viktor Krum.

After the World Cup, a riot suddenly erupts at the campsite. Masked wizards (The Death Eaters) carrying torches ambush the area and burn the tents. Harry gets separated from his friends and gets knocked unconscious by the fleeing crowd. Later, when the campsite is entirely burned down, Barty Crouch Jr, arrives and conjures the Dark Mark. Harry wakes up and sees the man, but Barty Jr runs away. Ron and Hermione find Harry and they almost got stunned by spells by the Ministry, who Apparated on the scene. Afterwards, Harry and his friends take the Hogwarts Express back to the new school term. Hermione advises Harry to write to Sirius Black about the mysterious events happening, and Harry sends a letter via Hedwig.

When the students arrive at the castle, they are suddenly amazed by the arrival of two magical modes of transport: a pristine carriage driven by seven white flying winged horses, and a majestic galleon rising up beneath the Black Lake. Dumbledore then explains that Hogwarts was chosen to host the Triwizard Tournament, a centuries old magical contest created to promote inter-school friendship and international magical cooperation between the three prestigious magic schools of Europe. Dumbledore then introduces the two visiting schools: the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (presented in the film as an all-girls school) with their Headmistress, the towering yet elegant Madame Maxime together with the beautiful Fleur Delacour; and the Durmstrang Institute for Magical Study (portrayed in the movie as a military-style academy) headed by their Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff, and to the surprise of Ron, Viktor Krum. After the introduction, the Goblet of Fire is presented to the entire student body.

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