Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | March 29, 2017
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Awful trailers aside, this is both a charming fantasy and well crafted period film. I prefer this whimsy over other blockbuster fantasies.
| genre | Fantasy |
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| 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. |
| lead actors | Anne Wittman | Anthony J. Sacco | Jason Redshaw | Todd Boyce | Akin Gazi | Sam Redford | Karl Farrer | Cristian Lazar | Jorge Leon Martinez | Lasco Atkins | Christine Marzano | Sean Cronin | Kamil Lemieszewski | Kevin Guthrie | Peter Breitmayer | Gemma Chan | Jenn Murray | Faith Wood-Blagrove | Ronan Raftery | Josh Cowdery | Anick Wiget | Carmen Ejogo | Samantha Morton | Ezra Miller | Zoë Kravitz | Johnny Depp | Ron Perlman | Jon Voight | Alison Sudol | Dan Fogler | Katherine Waterston | Colin Farrell | Eddie Redmayne | Andreea Paduraru | Lee Asquith-Coe | Gino Picciano | Flor Ferraco | Fanny Carbonnel | Lobna Futers | Solomon Taiwo Justified | Chloe de Burgh | Andrei Satalov | Edd Osmond | Matthew Sim | Miroslav Zaruba | Elizabeth Moynihan | Adam Lazarus | Ashley Hudson | Bernardo Santos | Lucie Pohl | Dino Fazzani | Tim Bentinck | Bart Edwards | Abi Adeyemi | Brian F. Mulvey | Kirsty Grace |
| director | David Yates |