Is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix scary?

Only a little. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

What is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated PG-13, with strong violence and several jump scares. Your call for older kids.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Film · 2h 18m · Rated PG-13

Adventure, Fantasy

A new professor's dark methods leave Hogwarts vulnerable, forcing students to learn self-defense.

Suspenseful and epic, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Max and Peacock.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix parents guide

It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: No gore
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix scary?: Only a little. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?: No gore and strong violence.
What is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is rated PG-13, with strong violence and several jump scares. Your call for older kids.

What is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix about?

When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.