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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them can be found here.
Yes and no. The movie is based on an original screenplay by British author J.K. Rowling, and is set in the same universe as her Harry Potter book and film series. However, Rowling did publish a book in 2001 with the same title of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It is a fictitious text book published under the deceit that it is written by Newt Scamander, who is the main character of this film. Although the book shares the same title, main character and details of the beasts shown in the film, the film is not an adaptation of the book, but more of an basis for its original story. The film's credits do not present it as "Based on the book by J.K. Rowling," but only as "Written by J.K. Rowling" which indicates that it is officially not an adaptation of the 2001 book.
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