Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

"Return to the magic."

2022 2h 22m EN

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6.6

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6.2

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★6.6TMDB · 5,288🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●47Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 191,265

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Synopsis

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Professor 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.

“Return to the magic.”

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Cast

Eddie Redmayne
Newt Scamander
Jude Law
Albus Dumbledore
Mads Mikkelsen
Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller
Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
Dan Fogler
Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
Queenie Goldstein
Callum Turner
Theseus Scamander
Jessica Williams
Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Yates
Writers: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fantastic Beasts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Yates, shot by George Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Day shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.

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The take

David Yates directs. George Richmond behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Mark Day cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Released 4 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Fantastic Beasts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David Yates, shot by George Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Day shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Return to the magic.".
10IMDB entry: tt4123432 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "prison", "witch", "berlin, germany", "magic".
12Released under 24 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Richmond
Original score: James Newton Howard
Editing: Mark Day
Production design: Stuart Craig
Costume design: Colleen Atwood
Makeup / hair: Jeremy Woodhead
VFX supervisor: Christian Manz
Sound: Niv Adiri
Stunt coordinator: Rowley Irlam
Runtime: 142 min · 2h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $407,200,000
Return: 204% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 47/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 191,265 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

7 nominations total

Part of

Fantastic Beasts Collection

The Fantastic Beasts films are a fantasy series based on and inspired by the textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. Set in the same Wizarding World franchise, they follow the adventures of Newt Scamander, a self-proclaimed magizoologist, along with Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, a MACUSA auror.

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Manuel São Bento2022-04-12
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-beasts-secrets-dumbledore-spoiler-free-review "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a significant improvement over its predecessors, proving that Steve Kloves really can work miracles - J. K. Rowling still has a lot to learn. By completely shifting the main focus of the franchise to the love relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, as well as the exploration of the former's imperfections and the tragic, complex past of his family, it gains an emotionally powerful, genuinely fascinating narrative component. Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen's superb performances broadly contribute to this. Too bad the first half suffers from the constant tweaks to the saga, taking once-important characters through irrelevant side adventures and repairing plot points established in earlier installments, seriously undermining the previous films and negatively affecting the pacing of this one. The boat is no longer sinking, but the damage might be too much to continue sailing..." Rating: B
Chris Sawin2022-04-21
★ 2/10
It feels like The Secrets of Dumbledore spends more time allowing characters to blather on and adamantly stare out windows over actually delivering worthwhile wizard action, which is essentially what people want to see in films like this. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/04/18/fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-review-a-broken-franchise-filled-with-disjointed-magic/
r96sk2022-05-12
★ 6/10
Meh again. <em>'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'</em> isn't any worse than the two films it follows, which is a minor positive at least. I'd actually put it above 1 but just below 2, though I'm splitting hairs really. I just feel all three are simply missing that little something extra, yet I'm not sure exactly what. I also feel the same about the cast as I do for the preceding instalments, with the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law not doing much for me; though Law is at his best in the role here. I will say, however, that I did mildly enjoy Jessica Williams' performance. The pacing is a tad iffy, if nothing super slow. The ending does feel delayed, I would've personally cut a decent chunk of it to be honest. The dialogue and humour is average, but one scene involving Pickett and Teddy did make me laugh in fairness. All in all, I'm undoubtedly underwhelmed by these spin-offs/prequels to the great <em>'Harry Potter'</em> franchise.