
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 46% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
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.
Cast of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Eddie Redmayne
as Newt Scamander

Jude Law
as Albus Dumbledore

Mads Mikkelsen
as Gellert Grindelwald

Ezra Miller
as Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore

Dan Fogler
as Jacob Kowalski

Alison Sudol
as Queenie Goldstein

Callum Turner
as Theseus Scamander

Jessica Williams
as Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks

Katherine Waterston
as Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein

Oliver Masucci
as Anton Vogel

Richard Coyle
as Aberforth Dumbledore

William Nadylam
as Yusuf Kama
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore facts
- Budget
- $200M
- Box office
- $407.2M
- Collection
- Fantastic Beasts Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •1930s Berlin setting adds historical intrigue to fantasy world
- •Young adult mythology expansion maintains character development focus
- •Affectionate tone toward magical creature world building evident
What the audience disliked
- •Complex plot strains coherence despite ambitious thematic scope
- •Franchise fatigue suggests diminishing novelty and compelling character stakes
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