One of my favorite movies that has a three act structure is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. The film starts off in the first act by introducing the main character (Harry Potter) and showing how he lives with his aunt and uncle. Strange things happen to him and he’s not sure why. The plot escalates when he starts receiving strange letters that his uncle will not let him read. Hundreds begin to come and eventually his aunt and uncle decide to relocate to a more remote house in order to escape the bombardment of mail. They are discovered by a man named Hagrid, and in the first plot point (marking the end of the introduction act of the film) he tells Harry that he is a wizard.
The second act of the film follows Harry as he buys his school supplies, meets his fellow classmates, and is generally introduced into the wizarding world. Strange things are still happening to him and he and his friends discover a secret that is being hidden in the school. The plot continues to grow as they dive deeper into the mystery and the second act finishes with the second plot point that what is being held secret in the school is a magical stone that can turn any metal into gold and grant the holder immortality.
The final act of the film even further builds the plot as Harry and his two friends Ron and Hermione seek out the stone because they think it is in danger of being stolen. They face traps and challenges throughout depths of the school grounds and Harry eventually comes face to face with the person who attempts to steal it, the murderer of his parents: Lord Voldemort. The final act of the film peaks with the struggle between Harry and Voldemort over the stone, and the climax of the film (plot point #3) is when Harry defeats Voldemort (for the time being) and protects the stone from being stolen.
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