Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 134 min · ★ 6.8 · 44% critics
After a powerful dark wizard escapes custody and begins rallying supporters, the wizarding world grows more divided and dangerous. A reluctant team is pulled into a high-stakes search that spans secret meetings, shifting alliances, and magical creatures, as love and loyalty are tested and old connections resurface.
Based on Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald — The Original Screenplay
Also known as Fantastic Beasts 2 · Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald · Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D · Fantastic Beasts։ The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (11,475 votes)
- Box office
- $654,855,901
- Budget
- $200,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darker, politics-tinged Wizarding World chapter with big set pieces and lots of lore, similar in mood to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Not for you if you need a clear, self-contained story.
Pros: imaginative wizarding lore; striking visuals and creatures; strong villain presence | Cons: confusing, overloaded plot; too much exposition; thin character motivations
Themes
- witch
- new york city
- paris, france
- magic
- school of witchcraft
- black magic
- sequel
- prison escape
- old flame
- wizard
- magical creature
- 1920s
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Eddie Redmayne
as Newt Scamander
Katherine Waterston
as Tina Goldstein
Dan Fogler
as Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
as Queenie Goldstein
Johnny Depp
as Grindelwald
Jude Law
as Albus Dumbledore
Ezra Miller
as Credence Barebone
Zoë Kravitz
as Leta Lestrange
Callum Turner
as Theseus Scamander
Claudia Kim
as Nagini
Directed by David Yates