Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Directed by David Yates

Released 2016

3Not good — Clear problems; hard to defend

Watched: May 27, 2026
Format: TV
Platform: HBO Max
Location: Home
With: Solo

Oscars · 2017

2 nominations · 1 win

Category	Nominees	Won
Best Costume Design	Colleen Atwood	This film
Best Production Design	Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock	—

My take

Honestly, I just thought this was a boring, uninspiring movie. The heart and wonder that makes the originals (books more than movies but even parts of the core movies) so good, just feels forced here. The one redeeming quality is the soundtrack, which is phenomenal.