Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends help him prepare for the Triwizard Tournament.

Broadly praised as the darkest and most dramatically confident entry in the series to that point, Goblet of Fire won critics over with its tonal maturity and the noticeably grown-up performances from its young leads. The main dissent centered on structure: the sprawling source material leaves several supporting characters with too little screen time, and a minority of critics found the pacing clunky rather than propulsive.