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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

PG-13 Released Nov 18, 2016 2h 7m Fantasy Adventure TRAILER for List
74% Tomatometer 346 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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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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 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. Rated: 7/10 Dec 8, 2017 Full Review Kristen Lopez Culturess Much of the film's rapid-fire entertainment value and slick filmmaking style do a lot towards covering up the weak narrative excuses. Nov 20, 2017 Full Review Alison Herman The Ringer Rowling imbues Fantastic Beasts from start to finish with a sense of discovery. Aug 11, 2017 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 2/4 Apr 9, 2022 Full Review David Gonzalez The Cinematic Reel 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. Rated: 3/4 Feb 14, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a predominantly worthless endeavor that seems to serve no purpose other than to lay the groundwork for future installments. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Boots McGee a fanciful journey, full of imaginative creature design and world building. THIS movie is great. commenting from 2024....they should have stopped here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Lai E Loved this movie! It was very adorable and charming. Newt is a very special and unique character. Hoping for the creation of a 4th movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Chiena A Exceptional costume and production design. There is a reason this won an Oscar in that category. While world-building for Wizarding NYC feels fleshed out and lived in, the same cannot be said for the actual screenplay. It is painfully clear JK Rowling is a novelist, and not a screenwriter, from the clunky dialogue and poor pacing. Eddie Redmayne is charming as the introverted and awkward Newt Scamander, but the true standouts are Dan Fogler as the muggle-baker Jacob Kowalski, and Colin Farrell as the corrupt auror Percival Graves. Honestly, the twist with at the end with Farrell’s character is what truly doomed this film as a franchise starter. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Maria Lina N The storytelling is pretty boring, the creatures and the movie overall feels like random thoughts of bad writers Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Not bad, but I prefer the Harry Potter ones Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Prabudhjeet A A little boring but good Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram
Screenwriter
J.K. Rowling
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Heyday Films, Nvizible, 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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