Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them scary?

Only a little. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated PG-13, and mild for one: no sex or nudity and mild language.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Film · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

Adventure, Fantasy

A whimsical adventure unfolds as magical creatures escape, straining relations between wizarding authorities and the non-magical world.

Pulpy, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Max and Peacock.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them parents guide

No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.

Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them scary?: Only a little. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them rated, and is it OK for kids?: Rated PG-13, and mild for one: no sex or nudity and mild language.

What is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.