Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

PG-13

2016

2h 7m

Fantasy

Adventure

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The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

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Critics Consensus

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them draws on Harry Potter's rich mythology to deliver a spinoff that dazzles with franchise-building magic all its own.

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Karen Han

CutPrintFilm

Dec 8, 2017

7/10

Fantastic Beasts is a charm, excelling when it's allowed to be its own creature and falling short only when it's forced to pay its franchise dues.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Nov 20, 2017

Much of the film's rapid-fire entertainment value and slick filmmaking style do a lot towards covering up the weak narrative excuses.

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Alison Herman

The Ringer

Aug 11, 2017

Rowling imbues Fantastic Beasts from start to finish with a sense of discovery.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 9, 2022

2/4

Rowling throws her audience into the fray without developing personalities we grow to love. As a result, Fantastic Beasts feels underwhelming, if diverting for the duration.

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

Feb 14, 2022

3/4

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is an unexpected return to Rowlings wizarding world but with anything, the unexpected surprises are sometimes the best.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 18, 2022

1.5/4

...a predominantly worthless endeavor that seems to serve no purpose other than to lay the groundwork for future installments.

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Boots McGee

Sep 24, 2024

a fanciful journey, full of imaginative creature design and world building. THIS movie is great. commenting from 2024....they should have stopped here.

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Danny L

@TheMovieBee Oct 2, 2026

Pretty good. Maintains the spirit of the original series but not quite the same without Harry, Hermione and Ron.

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M A

@RT25218740 Sep 24, 2026

Loved this so much! A worthy entry after the end of the Harry Potter movies. Johnny Depp was amazing! 10/10.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 17, 2026

Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them = a *4* star Movie!

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 Sep 13, 2026

The worldwide gross is $814,038,508.00.

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Ella Z

@RT13121280 Sep 11, 2026

as a big harry potter fan, i’m happy to see a spin off that didnt directly correlate to the world of HP but enough that the magic is still so alive. the creatures the whole art of magic made everything so entertaining for the fandom

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Synopsis

The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Director: David Yates
Producer: J.K. Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Nvizible, Heyday Films, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Fantasy/Action Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $234.0M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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