

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offered a mixed but overall positive review, focused on the movie's extreme loyalty to the book. NPR's critic called it a "copycat" of the book

To celebrate, we're dusting off our Pensieve to revisit NPR's coverage of the very first movie. It has influenced everything from popular culture to children's literature to classroom curriculums. Seven books, eight movies, multiple theme parks, millions of book sales, a Broadway show and several spinoffs later, the beloved franchise has left its mark on millions of muggles.

16, 2001, four years after the series' first book hit the shelves. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" premiered on Nov. The film that brought the wizarding world to life - from Hogwarts to Hedwig to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named - is now 20 years old.
