Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Seen it?2018 | 134 min | Fantasy, Adventure
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (36% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
36% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 BAFTAs and 1 DGA Award.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$655 million worldwide on a $200 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 510K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Yates
- Eddie RedmayneNewt Scamander
- Katherine WaterstonTina Goldstein
- Dan FoglerJacob Kowalski
- Alison SudolQueenie Goldstein
- Johnny DeppGrindelwald
- Jude LawAlbus Dumbledore
- Ezra MillerCredence Barebone
- Zoë KravitzLeta Lestrange
- Callum TurnerTheseus Scamander
- Claudia KimNagini