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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Movie·2016·Fantasy, Adventure·2h 13m·7.3 (19,727)·Directed by David Yates

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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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Eddie RedmayneEddie RedmayneNewt ScamanderKatherine WaterstonKatherine WaterstonPorpentina 'Tina' GoldsteinDan FoglerDan FoglerJacob KowalskiAlison SudolAlison SudolQueenie GoldsteinColin FarrellColin FarrellPercival GravesJon VoightJon VoightHenry Shaw Sr.Ron PerlmanRon PerlmanGnarlakJohnny DeppJohnny DeppGellert Grindelwald

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