What is the Metascore for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has a Metascore of 47 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore?

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

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Item: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Rating: 2
Author: Marcus Webb

Directed by David Yates · 2022 · Last reviewed July 24, 2026

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Answer Summary

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) earns a 59% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (84%) responded more warmly than critics (46%).

Quick Verdict

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

59%

Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

46% Critic Score

84% Audience

47 Metascore

★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.8

6.2 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 22m
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint , Ralph Fiennes , Alan Rickman , Maggie Smith , Robbie Coltrane , Michael Gambon , Eddie Redmayne , Jude Law , Mads Mikkelsen , Ezra Miller
Streaming: HBO Max

Official theatrical poster for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

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Where to watch

HBO Max

Why this score?

Critics were divided or negative (46%).
General viewers mostly liked it (84%).
Celluloid Score 59% 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 Secrets of Dumbledore worth watching?

No — Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore earns a 59% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

Mads Mikkelsen’s Grindelwald era closes the trilogy with election intrigue — lighter than Crimes, still a franchise side-quest.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (84%) responded more warmly than critics (46%).

What is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore about?

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.

Critic Reviews

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