![]() ![]() ![]() There are 2 fairly graphic animal cruelty scenes in the first half of the movie - one right at the very beginning, and one further in. I'm normally extremely laissez-faire about these sorts of things, but even I would've appreciated some content warnings. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. As with the previous films, messages focus on being open-minded in interactions with those who aren't like you and working together against the forces of darkness. Representation includes gay characters, and supporting characters who are Black and Asian. Language is mild ("Jeez," "hell," a few insults), and there are a couple of hugs and kisses, as well as discussion of past romantic relationships. It includes frightening scenes involving the use of Unforgivable Curses that torture, control, and kill, as well as significant property destruction, mob scenes, scary creatures (including a giant tentacled prison beast), and duels. The Fantastic Beasts series is as dark and intense as the final Potter films, but it centers on adult characters rather than teens. This movie jumps ahead five years and continues the story of Newt Scamander ( Eddie Redmayne) as he helps Professor Albus Dumbledore ( Jude Law) in his mission to stop evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald ( Mads Mikkelsen) from seizing control of the Wizarding World. Parents need to know that Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the third installment in the Harry Potter spin-off series that started with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themand Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In a sequence played for humor, villainous wizards are attacked by avalanches of pastries, books, and Bludgers.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Lally is harassed by three men in a menacing way (though it turns out to be a setup). Restless/riotous crowds, sometimes purposely stirred up by those who want trouble. Grindelwald threatens war against all Muggles and talks of burning down the world. Newt and Theseus must escape a dank, creepy prison where magical creatures nearly kill them (and do kill/eat other prisoners) one is particularly large and scary, with menacing tentacles and pincers. Wizards duel dramatically, causing property destruction and injuries and deaths. A wizard slits the throat of a baby animal (blood spilled and used for spells) and then magically reanimates it. Several scenes of villainous wizards fighting wizard authorities and civilians and throwing Unforgivable Curses (forcing their victims' bodies to obey, torturing them, or killing them) with their wands. ![]()
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