Variety
"Fantastic Beasts" has clearly been designed for the most devoted of Rowling's fans, and though it may prove confusing to newcomers, the faithful will appreciate the fact the film never talks down to its audience.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3D
Author J. K. Rowling and director David Yates return to the Harry Potter universe with this spinoff story, starring Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) as writer Newt Scamander who discovers an underground community of witches and wizards in New York - 70 years before Harry reads his book.
Best Costume Design, Academy Awards 2017; Best Production Design, 2017 BAFTAs
2016Rating: M, Fantasy themes and violence140 minsUK, USA
AdventureKids & FamilyFantasy3DBlockbuster
- Director:
- David Yates ('Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix')
- Writer:
- J.K. Rowling
- Cast:
- Eddie RedmayneEzra MillerKatherine WaterstonAlison SudolColin FarrellZoë KravitzDan FoglerJenn MurrayRon PerlmanJon Voight
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3D / Reviews
Total Film
This first instalment showcases just enough of them to make you sign up for the full expedition.
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Time Out
I'm not sure which is more adorable, Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, or the creatures he smuggles into the US in his battered leather briefcase.
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The Guardian
Rowling and Yates have given us a terrifically good-natured, unpretentious and irresistibly buoyant film.
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Hollywood Reporter
Likely to draw in just about everyone who followed the Potter series and to please most of them, the picture also has things to offer for fantasy-friendly moviegoers who only casually observed that phenomenon.
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Empire Magazine
With this heavy lifting done, there's every reason to hope for an even more magical adventure next time.
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Collider
Who needs Harry Potter? With 'Fantastic Beasts', it's undeniable that the clear star is screenwriter and 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling.
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