
Movies that feel likeFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
If you loved Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the closest films we have are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and Mortal Kombat II (2026). All three share Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald's dreamlike and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) · Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Dumbledore quietly maneuvering against a rising dark wizard
The difference: Hogwarts-bound and slower — romance shares time with menace

Common ground: magic
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both are built on the same subject: magic
The difference: Played as action first

The same mix in both: dream logic, then scale

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over


Yates again pairing mythic scale with a brooding, muted palette
The difference: No magic at all — a jungle adventure with a political spine

Apprentice wizardry and monster-fighting in a dark fantasy world
The difference: A generic sword-and-sorcery misfire — worldbuilding runs shallow

A fairy-tale quest hopping between strange magical worlds
The difference: A Russian family fantasy — modest effects and broad whimsy

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Two worlds pushed toward war by magic that corrupts its wielders
The difference: Dense game lore to absorb — orc battles, no 1920s elegance

Dark fairy-tale grandeur where magic means power and imprisonment
The difference: Gloomy fairy-tale action — a love triangle subs for deep lore
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