What is the Metascore for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has a Metascore of 52 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is available on HBO Max. Availability varies by region — check your local streaming guide.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Item: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Rating: 2
Author: Marcus Webb

Directed by David Yates · 2018 · Last reviewed July 24, 2026

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Answer Summary

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) earns a 52% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (53%) responded more warmly than critics (36%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

52%

Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

36% Critic Score

53% Audience

52 Metascore

★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.7

6.5 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 14m
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint , Ralph Fiennes , Alan Rickman , Maggie Smith , Robbie Coltrane , Michael Gambon , Eddie Redmayne , Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol
Streaming: HBO Max

Official theatrical poster for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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Where to watch

HBO Max

Why this score?

Critics were divided or negative (36%).
Audience reception was lukewarm (53%).
Celluloid Score 52% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick

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Is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald worth watching?

No — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald earns a 52% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

A denser, divisive Paris installment — lore expansions and Credence mysteries that split fans even as Johnny Depp’s Grindelwald loomed.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (53%) responded more warmly than critics (36%).

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.

Critic Reviews

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