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Name: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Director: David Yates
Genre: adventure, fantasy
Released: 2016
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Rating: 7.2

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has an iRankMovies score of 71.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

From J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.

Release:2016

Runtime:2h 13m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:David Yates

Language:English

Genre

AdventureFantasy

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Keywords

witch New York City Robbery EscapeTeleportationmagicSuitcaseMistake

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 538K votes

Rotten Tomatoes74%

Metacritic66%

TMDb7.309/10· 20K votes

With 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.

Cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Eddie Redmayne
as Newt
Katherine Waterston
as Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Dan Fogler
as Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
as Queenie
Colin Farrell
as Graves
Jon Voight
as Shaw Senior
Ron Perlman
as Gnarlak
Johnny Depp
as Grindelwald
Zoë Kravitz
as Lestrange
Ezra Miller
as Credence Barebone
Samantha Morton
as Mary Lou Barebone
Carmen Ejogo
as Seraphina Picquery

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them facts

Budget: $180M
Box office: $809.3M
Collection: Fantastic Beasts Collection

Our take on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

David Yates directs this 2016 fantasy adventure, in which Newt Scamander arrives in 1926 at the Magical Congress of the United States carrying a magically expanded briefcase that houses an array of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape, American wizarding authorities come after Newt, and the fragile relations between the magical and non-magical worlds grow more strained. The film opens up a wider wizarding world through a new era and setting, favoring creature-driven wonder over familiar landmarks. It suits viewers curious about that universe who want fresh characters rather than a continuation of earlier stories. If you enjoy period fantasy built around beasts, atmosphere and world-building, this offers an inviting entry point.

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