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Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindelwald
PG-13
Fantasy
Documentary
Family

Release Date
November 14, 2018
Director
David Yates
Runtime
134
Main Genre
Fantasy
Studio
Warner Bros.
Writers
J.K. Rowling
Tagline
Fate of One. Future of All.
Franchise
Harry Potter

Summary

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.

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