The first Harry Potter movie is "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" (also known as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone" in some countries)). It is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger).