25 best school movies ever

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

For the third entry in the Potter franchise, director Alfonso Cuarón conjured up a darker, grittier tone, with Harry Potter facing off against the genuinely eerie soul-sucking Dementors.

Harry, Hermione and Ron were less wide-eyed than in the first two films (and why would wizard children be amazed by magic, anyway?), behaving – and dressing – more like ordinary schoolkids.