Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Eddie RedmayneNewt Scamander
- Katherine WaterstonPorpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
- Dan FoglerJacob Kowalski
- Alison SudolQueenie Goldstein
- Colin FarrellPercival Graves
- Jon VoightHenry Shaw Sr.
- Ron PerlmanGnarlak
- Johnny DeppGellert Grindelwald
- Zoë KravitzLeta Lestrange
- Ezra MillerCredence Barebone
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
That entertainment enchanter JK Rowling has come storming back to the world of magic in a shower of supernatural sparks - and created a glorious fantasy-romance adventure. - 83
IndieWire
The “Potter” movies were so well conceived that they contain endless possibilities for more entries, and “Fantastic Beasts” takes the bait right on cue, not repeating a formula so much as enriching it with a spellbinding polish. - 80
The Telegraph
The film is immaculately cast, and the chemistry between its four heroes holds your eye with its firework fizz. - 70
TheWrap
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has all the makings of a huge family blockbuster, but all the bloated traps of those, too. It hasn’t quite got the balance right. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Invention and effects are the name of the game here, predictably, and this world invites us in as effectively as the best of the Potter episodes.... Somewhat less effective is the film's character-bonding agenda. - 70
Screen Daily
Like the wizarding movies to which it’s connected, Fantastic Beasts is better the darker it gets, especially in a robust final reel where the film fully hits its stride. - 70
Variety
Maintaining Yates as director lends a consistency to the project, and yet, it would have been refreshing to get a completely new take on Rowling’s world with this series, especially considering how murky and self-serious they got in the final chapters. Still, Yates knows this world as well as anyone, and he excels at finding visual solutions for challenging ideas. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Fantastic Beasts is two-plus hours of meandering eye candy that feels numbingly inconsequential.
