The first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," hit U.S. theaters on Nov. 16, 2001. USA TODAY is republishing articles from its archives to mark the movie's 20th anniversary.

When Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first hit theaters, witches, wizards and Muggles were blown away by just how well ...

the cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone still holds some surprises. Illustrator Mary GrandPré, Scholastic creative director David Saylor, and prolific editor Arthur A. Levine revisit ...

Freer will conduct Williams’ score from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Friday and Saturday at the First Interstate Center. The celebrated film will be played in high definition on ...