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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Film · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

Adventure, Fantasy

A whimsical, suspenseful adventure unfolds as wizards fight to stop a powerful dark wizard's epic rise.

A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Max and Peacock.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald parents guide

No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
No gore
Violence
Strong violence
Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald scary?
Only a little. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?
No gore and strong violence.
What is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald rated, and is it OK for kids?
It is rated PG-13, with strong violence. Your call for older kids.

What is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed byDavid Yates
StarringEddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Johnny Depp, Jude Law

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