David Yates
Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
7.2 
6.6The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
- Director: David Yates
- Main Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Alison Sudol
- Soundtrack: James Newton Howard
- Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
- Screenplay: J.K. Rowling
Original Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Cinema Premiere: November 18, 2016
International reviews
17 foreign reviews of Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: There are fantastic glimpses of light in the darkness among all the clutter - we just need a little reminder of where to find them
- Maria BranderSwedish: expressen.se »
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: "Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is one of our best big movies and I'm looking forward to the next part in the film series
- Eric DiedrichsSwedish: filmtopp.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: "Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is a wonderful adventure film for the whole family and works just as well for people who haven't read anything about Harry Potter before as it does for those who have a previous relationship with the bespectacled wizard. I had a really great time with it and I'm already looking forward to the sequels - they've already announced four follow-ups.
- Erik Nilsson RantaSwedish: gamereactor.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: This is an exciting yet heartwarming story that has so much magic and sparkles with the author's imagination, and I'm really eager to get myself some of these fantastic creatures that are, by the way, incredibly well animated
- Rosemari SödergrenSwedish: kulturbloggen.com »
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4 / 5
Translated from swedish: Those expecting me to be bored by this movie are the wand fighters. With powerful action, well-composed intrigue, and comic timing, the drawn-out stick-waving becomes engaging and entertaining. A marginal note to an otherwise completely cast film festival
- Sofia OlssonSwedish: svt.se »
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3 / 4
Translated from swedish: The easiest thing is actually to talk about one basic attraction Those who are Potter fans will love the film because it takes us to exactly the same world and gives us a completely worthwhile adventure in it If you're reasonably interested you'll be reasonably entertained and those who were immune back then will still be immune now It's like it always was
- Fredrik FyhrSwedish: fredrikfyhr.se »
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4 / 6
Translated from swedish: Absolutely awesome when Potter magic takes over New York
- Anna HellstenSwedish: svd.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: The movie is a clearly approved development of the Harry Potter universe. At the same time, it feels like a prequel to something significantly more interesting. One yearns for the door to a darker future, and we can sense a promise that even this film series will become heavier and more serious with each new installment.
- Alexander KardeloSwedish: moviezine.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: The film finally picks up after an incredibly, incredibly long opening stretch
- Mats JohnsonSwedish: gp.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: Most impressive of all is that Rowling and Yates have found a working concept for a contemporary, yet equally magical tale that should be reasonably satisfying for fantasy fans at this level
- Elin DahlmanSwedish: unt.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: The humor feels forced many times and misplaced. The film is at its best in the darker and deeper parts. Hopefully we'll get to know the characters better in the upcoming films.
- Camilla KällerSwedish: omfilmer.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: For me, the Harry Potter films are as much coming-of-age stories as they are fantasy and a tale of good versus evil. Here in "Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", there's more action and fantasy creatures in droves - it feels like someone really went all out to create as many weird creatures as possible
- Björn JanssonSwedish: sverigesradio.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: It's a spectacular film with a often hard-to-control tone. There's a pervasive calm over many dialogues, no matter how strange the things they revolve around are. But the film as a whole rarely rises above frantic scenes and superficial glimpses into a cozy subculture. The characters are more mildly likable than engaging, and you don't really get to know them. It's also hardly a family film, by the way, with its darker themes and somewhat unsavory scenes.
- Anders LindahlSwedish: russin.nu »
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2 / 5
Translated from swedish: The best part is a really tiny suitcase you can climb into. In it, you can be with and pet the animals and see them and talk quietly and calmly and feed the moon calves
- Jenny TelemanSwedish: sverigesradio.se »
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4 / 10
Translated from swedish: "Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" starts off pretty decent and it's quite nice when Newt arrives in 1920s New York. But it doesn't take long before the lamest parts kick in, showing off a bunch of fantastical computer-animated creatures, and then it all goes to hell with destruction orgies
- Pidde AnderssonSwedish: toppraffel.se »
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Box Office
Fantastic Beasts 1 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has earned a total of 814 044 001 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
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⏱️ 134 min
6.5 5.2
1. Dagens Nyheter
Translated from swedish: It's a pure joy to visit the film's magically heightened New York - a fantastical and atmospheric vision of the jazzy Prohibition era of the 1920s. It's as breathtaking as Gotham is dark in action moments, while being fascinating, thrilling, and art nouveau elegant in all its carefully considered details
- Helena Lindblad
Swedish: dn.se »