"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third movie in the Harry Potter film series). It was released in 2004 and directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling). The movie follows Harrys third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his quest to uncover the truth about his past, including the connection recently-escaped Azkaban prisoner Sirius Black has to Harry and his deceased parents). The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harrys best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively). The themes in this movie are darker, the peril is more intense, and the images of some magical creatures are grotesque and Halloween-ish.