Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- whimsical
- earnest
- fantasy movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film an improvement over its predecessor but still considered it overcomplicated and lacking the enchantment of earlier Wizarding World entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Grindelwald seeks control of the wizarding world through an election campaign, while Dumbledore's team works to counter his manipulation.
Dumbledore's unresolved love and history with Grindelwald give the larger battle a personal and emotionally complicated foundation.
Newt leads witches, wizards, and Muggle baker Jacob Kowalski on a mission requiring different forms of magical and non-magical expertise.
Newt's magizoological knowledge and encounters with unusual beasts are integral to the team's dangerous mission.
Films like Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, and why
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
shared fantasy adventure, magical ensemble, escalating conflict between good and evil, and family-friendly spectacle
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
shared wizarding-world mythology, political manipulation, dark magic, and ensemble quest structure
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
shared high-stakes fantasy adventure, charismatic magical antagonism, and a struggle over power and succession
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
shared polished fantasy spectacle, ensemble mission, and conflict against an authoritarian supernatural threat
Movie Details
- Director
- David Yates
- Release Date
- 2022-04-06
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (5275)
Cast
- Eddie Redmayne
- Jude Law
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Ezra Miller
- Dan Fogler
- Alison Sudol
- Callum Turner
- Jessica Williams
- Katherine Waterston
- Oliver Masucci
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, HBO Max, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore about?
- A magizoologist-led wizarding team undertakes a perilous mission to thwart Grindelwald's political ascent while Dumbledore confronts their shared past.
- What is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore as mild.
- What did critics think of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?
- Critics found the film an improvement over its predecessor but still considered it overcomplicated and lacking the enchantment of earlier Wizarding World entries.
- Which films are like Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?
- Films with a similar feel include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- How long is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore runs 142 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?
- In United States, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, HBO Max, Peacock Premium Plus.
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