Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
A whimsical adventure unfolds as magical creatures escape, straining relations between wizarding authorities and the non-magical world.
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.
How intense is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is mildly scary, with no gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a family watch and a full-attention watch. The humor runs wholesome. Rated PG-13.
What Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them feels like
- Tone
- whimsicalpulpy
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- wholesome
- Best for
- Family nightFull attention
Where to stream Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 12, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for you?
Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them scary?
Only a little. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them OK for kids?
It is rated PG-13. Intensity: scare 1, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them runs 2h 13m.
Where can I stream Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is streaming on Max and Peacock.
Does Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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