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Summary It's 1926 and Newt Scamander 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’...

Directed By: David Yates

Written By: J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 50 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 1,287 User Ratings
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Summary It's 1926 and Newt Scamander 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’...

Directed By: David Yates

Written By: J.K. Rowling

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 50 Critic Reviews
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4% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 50 Critic Reviews
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66% Positive
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30% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 1,287 User Ratings
7.2
72% Positive
922 Ratings
20% Mixed
259 Ratings
8% Negative
106 Ratings

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Production Company Warner Bros., Heyday Films
Release Date Nov 18, 2016
Duration 2 h 12 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline From J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Empire Awards, UK
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations