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2016 · United Kingdom, United States

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 133 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States

The story

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.

witch
new york city
robbery
escape
teleportation
magic
suitcase
mistake
spin off
subway station

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Colin Farrell — Percival Graves
Jon Voight — Henry Shaw Sr.
Ron Perlman — Gnarlak
Johnny Depp — Gellert Grindelwald
Zoë Kravitz — Leta Lestrange
Ezra Miller — Credence Barebone
Samantha Morton — Mary Lou Barebone
Carmen Ejogo — Seraphina Picquery
Josh Cowdery — Henry Shaw Jr.
Ronan Raftery — Langdon Shaw
Faith Wood-Blagrove — Modesty Barebone

Directed: David Yates
Written: J.K. Rowling

Production

Rating: 7.3 / 10 · 19,952 ratings
Studio: Heyday Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2016 · You’re here
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Where it starts.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022

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