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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

British author J.K. Rowling pens the screenplay for this Oscar- and BAFTA-winning film, directed by UK filmmaker David Yates (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). A magnificent leading performance from Oscar-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne is supported by a talented cast that includes Katherine Waterson, Dan Fogler and the UK’s Samantha Morton. Co-produced by London-based Heyday Films.

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In 1926, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) travels to New York as part of his global excursion to research and rescue a variety of magical creatures. But his trip goes awry when he meets a No-Maj named Jacob (Dan Fogler) and loses his magical case - and along with it, a variety of his fantastic beasts.