Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
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2022 • 142 min • Fantasy · Adventure
Synopsis
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 57 Reviewers · 7 · 72%
- 66 Audience · 5172 · 28%
Professor Dumbledore tasks Newt Scamander and his allies with thwarting dark wizard Grindelwald's bid for power. Their mission involves magical creatures, navigating the wizarding world's politics, and clashing with Grindelwald's growing legion.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Magical duels and dark magic sequences
- Characters face peril from magical creatures
- Some mature themes related to political manipulation
What it models well
- Courage in the face of darkness
- Importance of friendship and loyalty
- Standing up for what is right
Talk about it after
- What makes a good leader?
- The choices we make can have big impacts
- Dealing with difficult family relationships
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Top billed cast
Director: David Yates • Crew: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Eddie Redmayne
Newt Scamander
Jude Law
Albus Dumbledore
Mads Mikkelsen
Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller
Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
Dan Fogler
Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
Queenie Goldstein
Callum Turner
Theseus Scamander
Jessica Williams
Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks
Katherine Waterston
Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Oliver Masucci
Anton Vogel
Trailers & clips
The Suitcase Chase
A Muggle Thing
Jude Law & The Cast of Fantastic Beasts Answer Uncommon Questions - Uncommon Questions
Erkstag Jailbreak
Jacob Kowalski Saves the Day
The Magic of Hogwarts
Newt & Theseus Scamander Go Back to Hogwarts
This is the Team Clip
Reviewer notes
RecommendedOverly long and largely unmemorable. I long to feel something other than apathy during this series.
Not recommendedI have to confess that I went into watching this movie with quite some negative bias following woke Disney’s dismissal of Johnny Depp. Not that I am such a great fan of Depp but it was just wrong. Woke Disney’s asshats have been trying to get rid of him since the first Pirates movie so they used a bullshit excuse to get rid of him.…
Not recommendedDidn't care much for the first one, really disliked the second and this one continues that trend. At two hours plus, this was an absolute bore mainly because I didn't care about the plot (as thin as it is) and characters that, even three films in, I have no attachment to.…
RecommendedWe just want Story. It felt like the entire movie was filler plot with no substance. Perhaps JK wanted it to be a trilogy and WB wanted more so they filled in a bunch of nothingness like the Hobbit trilogy or the Mandalorian.
RecommendedMeh again. <em>'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'</em> isn't any worse than the two films it follows, which is a minor positive at least. I'd actually put it above 1 but just below 2, though I'm splitting hairs really. I just feel all three are simply missing that little something extra, yet I'm not sure exactly what.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersIt feels like The Secrets of Dumbledore spends more time allowing characters to blather on and adamantly stare out windows over actually delivering worthwhile wizard action, which is essentially what people want to see in films like this. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/04/18/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-review-a-broken-franchise-filled-with-disjointed-magic/
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersFULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-beasts-secrets-dumbledore-spoiler-free-review "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a significant improvement over its predecessors, proving that Steve Kloves really can work miracles - J. K. Rowling still has a lot to learn.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.6/10 (5,172)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000,000
- Box office
- $407,200,000
- Franchise
- Fantastic Beasts Collection
- IMDb
- tt4123432
- Official site
- www.fantasticbeasts.com
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