
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyfamilyhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotionally undemanding
"Return to the magic."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, good-natured fantasy film: polished and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 3,349 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Heyday Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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