Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy movie directed by David Yates, with a running time of 2h 13m. It stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Dan Fogler.
A shy British magizoologist steps off a boat in 1926 New York carrying a battered leather case that holds an entire menagerie of magical creatures, each in its own hidden habitat. When a few of them slip loose in the city, Newt Scamander finds himself hunted by America's secretive wizarding authorities at a moment when magical and ordinary folk are already close to open conflict. J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut opens a new corner of the Harry Potter world, trading Hogwarts for Prohibition-era streets, Art Deco menace, and a hero who prefers beasts to people. Eddie Redmayne plays Newt.
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What is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them about?
A shy British magizoologist steps off a boat in 1926 New York carrying a battered leather case that holds an entire menagerie of magical creatures, each in its own hidden habitat. When a few of them slip loose in the city, Newt Scamander finds himself hunted by America's secretive wizarding authorities at a moment when magical and ordinary folk are already close to open conflict. J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut opens a new corner of the Harry Potter world, trading Hogwarts for Prohibition-era streets, Art Deco menace, and a hero who prefers beasts to people. Eddie Redmayne plays Newt.
When was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them released?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released on 16 November 2016.
How long is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them runs 2h 13m.
Who made Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was directed by David Yates.
Where can I watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is available on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, YouTube TV and Amazon Video.
Where to watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Stream: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, YouTube TV
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Plex, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander
- Katherine Waterston as Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
- Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski
- Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein
- Colin Farrell as Percival Graves
- Jon Voight as Henry Shaw Sr.
- Ron Perlman as Gnarlak
- Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald
- Zoë Kravitz as Leta Lestrange
- Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone
- Samantha Morton as Mary Lou Barebone
- Carmen Ejogo as Seraphina Picquery
Reviews
Loved this. The wizarding world through a completely different door, 1920s New York, Newt being the most wonderfully awkward lead. The creatures are great, the tone is warm, it felt genuinely fresh. Wish the sequels hadn't fumbled it.
martin rated it 10/10
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A few thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Newt is essentially a wizard naturalist, which makes The Witcher 3, with its detailed bestiary of monsters to study and hunt, a natural companion. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild fills its wilds with the same sense of creature-filled wonder. Made in Abyss sends explorers into a beautiful, dangerous world of strange life, and King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King supplies the fanciful, ominous mood.
The Wizarding World across screen and page
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens a new corner of Harry Potter's universe, trading Hogwarts for Jazz Age New York. These picks keep you inside that magic, the later Newt Scamander chapters, the Potter films themselves, and the original screenplay in print.
Sprawling fantasy worlds to disappear into
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them thrives on world-building, a whole magical ecosystem tucked inside one battered case. These epics offer the same immersion, vast fantasy realms across film, games and books where the map keeps unfolding and there is always another corner left to explore.
Whimsical menageries of magical creatures
The real stars of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them are Newt's creatures, each with its own hidden habitat and temper. These stories share that love of strange fauna, spirits, beasts and talking animals given as much character and care as any human on the page or screen.
Ordinary outsiders stumbling into a hidden magical world
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them drops a shy outsider into a secret society of magic he barely fits. These tales share that doorway thrill, everyday characters who cross a threshold into wonder and danger, discovering a hidden world running just beneath the one they knew.