Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Directed by David YatesProfessor 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.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Ratings & Reviews
- Mr-EBE3d agoCan't give more than 2 to movies that don't respect some basic continuity... and I am so sick of all these bad CGI and abuse of green screen.. was there even 1 minutes of no green screen ?
- mickerdoo6d agoEnjoyed the first FB. Lost interest and then tried this one. Suffered from a recasting. Did have some nice effects. Meh political plot.
- Kevin WardJuly 14, 2025I liked this more than The Crimes of Grindewald, but only marginally. Large chunks of this Fantastic Beasts franchise so far are just a bore to sit through. The change from Johnny Depp to Mads Mikkelson is a marked improvement. This isn’t bad per se, but, like the first two films, I doubt I will remember any of this by the time the fourth (and fifth) films get released. It might be time for Muggles to rise up and put an end to this wizarding world.
- PaulNovember 5, 2025🥱 there really isn't much else to comment on with this film. All of the Fantastic Beasts movies are cash grabs that have very little place in the Harry Potter lore. The whole thing was contrived and put into the hands of someone who had never wrote screenplays before. It shows, utterly awful.
- jackmeatSeptember 3, 2025My quick rating - 6.2/10. I am actually a bigger fan of these flix than I have been of Harry Potter for some reason. I felt this one lost a bit of the creature fun that set the first couple apart from the whole wizardry lore of the Potter films. This time, I felt as though they leaned into more of that with more spellcasting and magic wands and not as much a suitcase filled with mythical animals. What was lost there to me as a viewer, they did make up for with a good story of stopping the evil Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) from ruling the magic world through his own methods of deceit. Along the way, the title character, played by Jude Law, is well cast, along with the rest, to fight against him. As expected, the effects look tremendous at times. But again, with all the magic wand spellcasting, I got tired of the zapping lightning from their sticks rather quickly. Still, with that personal gripe aside, I enjoyed this one, and I cannot see any fans of the others being more disappointed than my piddly complaint. You may actually even like it better for the exact same reason, especially bigger Potter fans. Returning characters were all in tow to solidify the trilogy that clearly has more steam going. Might have been a bit heavy on the political plotline at times, though. I guess the long and short is to check this one out for yourself.
- Brandon WinfieldSeptember 30, 2025It took me 20 mins to figure out they replaced John Depp. Such a shock from the last 2 movies for the whole character. The stark differences between even the looks left me lost. For this I automatically removed 2 stars. I wish they would have explored more into what happens at the end… answer I’m sure I’ll have to read a book to find out. Also the Apperations are over used. Wand battles are okay but lacking in creativity. This is not the same wizarding world from Harry Potter. But with all that said the movie is full of new experiences and a beautiful story. Writing team did a wonderful job… but the other teams seem to have been lacking a bit. Overall with the watch and maybe very few years. Didn’t quite live up to the same expectations as the Harry Potter’s series.
- Mitchell BirdsallAugust 31, 2025Entertaining, but the lack of Johnny depp is felt severely.
- Lucas PerezAugust 22, 2025Glad I finished this so I never return to them. Me and my girlfriend made a pact to never return to these. Lady Transphobic Racists shows her true colors through the script. Awful. AT LEAST they got the story together a bit this time for it to make sense. The whole trilogy is a lot of "I will tell you and don't show" which is nonsensical for a movie.
- amirulr3August 15, 2025A must watch for the trilogy before the Harry Potter series. Ah now I understand moments.
