The Fantastic Beasts movies in order
There are 3 Fantastic Beasts films, about 6.8 hours in total. The first was released in 2016, the latest in 2022. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
The Fantastic Beasts films are a fantasy series based on and inspired by the textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. Set in the same Wizarding World franchise, they follow the adventures of Newt Scamander, a self-proclaimed magizoologist, along with Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, a MACUSA auror.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
16 Nov 2016 · 133 min
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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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
14 Nov 2018 · 134 min
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
6 Apr 2022 · 142 min
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.