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{{Short description|American film critic and writer}}
{{about||the American physicist and inventor|C. Harry Knowles}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Harry Knowles
| image = Harry Knowles by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size= 250px
| caption = Knowles at July 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name= Harry Jay Knowles
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|11}}
| birth_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
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| years_active = 1994-2017
| occupation = [[Film criticism|Film critic]], writer 
| spouse = {{marriage|Patricia Cho Jones<br />|2007}}
}}

'''Harry Jay Knowles''' (born December 11, 1971) is an American former film critic and writer known for his website ''[[Ain't It Cool News]]'' (AICN). Knowles was a member of the [[Austin Film Critics Association]] until he was removed in September 2017 "by a substantial majority vote" of the organization following allegations of sexual assault.<ref>Weinraub, Bernard (November 16, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/magazine/the-two-hollywoods-harry-knowles-is-always-listening.html "The Two Hollywoods; Harry Knowles Is Always Listening"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref><ref name="afc">{{cite web|title=Statement Regarding Harry Knowles|url=https://austinfilmcritics.org/statement-regarding-harry-knowles-d8d2aaec9992|website=austinfilmcritics.org|publisher=Austin Film Critics Association|access-date=September 26, 2017|date=September 25, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>