Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

PG-13

Released Nov 16, 2018

2h 14m

Fantasy

Adventure

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In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

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Critics Consensus

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has glimmers of the magic familiar to Harry Potter fans, but the story's spell isn't as strong as earlier installments.

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s.e. smith

Bitch Media

The Crimes of Grindelwald's lack of awareness goes much deeper than a mere miscasting,

Mar 11, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Certain characters spend all of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald barely doing anything, and the wide-open nature of the ending in particular cheapens the preceding film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 7, 2019

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Pamela Hutchinson

Sight & Sound

The befuddling parade of Potterishness, including a nostalgic excursion to Hogwarts, is powered by a corresponding excess of plot.

Rated: 4

Nov 22, 2018

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

The Harry Potter film franchise had a charm to it, and the first Fantastic Beasts brought us back to that, but this film proves that magic could run out as time moves forward.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 19, 2025

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald is a decent addition to J.K. Rowling’s universe. I think I still like the first one more. It’s obviously a bit of a filler film, which some people may not like, but I don’t have a problem with.

Rated: B

Mar 8, 2023

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Ash Jefferson

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald was a disappointment. They tried to accomplish so many things and in the end, they accomplished nothing.

Rated: 4/10

Jan 22, 2023

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David H

A bit long, but still a great movie. It's also a must-see for Harry Potter fans because it's filled with backstory information regarding most of the H.P characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/22

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G

Wife loved it, so I do to naturally.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/21

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Ry N

After his surprise appearance in the first film, Grindelwald escapes and Dumbledore sends his old student, Newt, to stop him and his followers. This movie has more relationship building and flashbacks than the first film but still introduces new creatures and ties to the Harry Potter story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/11/25

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Google A

This franchise surely needs a director who has a sharper style, which will create more reasonably intense conflicts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Dennis F

fun movie, interesting charicters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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James E

A significant letdown from the first, with way too much story overlap and confusion and hardly any of the charm that made the first so wonderful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Synopsis

In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

Director: David Yates
Producer: David Heyman, Lionel Wigram, Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Screenwriter: J.K. Rowling
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Television, Heyday Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Fantasy Action)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $159.4M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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