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Beyond Rowling: Fantastic film beasts, and where to stream them

We’re excited to finally watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the latest entry in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise (by the way, is it even okay to call it that when the movie’s set 70 years before he was born?). The film hits theaters Friday, and its focus on magical monsters and mischief got us thinking: What other creature features are able to stream online through the familiar services? Though we're past Halloween season and creepy critters have, for the most part, gone back under the beds of our imagination, we found eight great movies that we hope you’ll enjoy taking a peek at from the comfort of your home. Maybe you'll stuff one or two deep within the pockets of your mind before you head to the theater this weekend.

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The Jaws Series

Everybody already knows that the first Jaws is one of the greatest movies ever made, so we’ll spare you the gushing recaps of Robert Shaw’s “Indianapolis speech” and basically the whole goddamn third act. Each of the films in the franchise are available to stream through Netflix, though we’re not sure you really want to proceed past the second. We will say, though, that if you’re the kind of person who enjoys really bad movies, Jaws: the Revenge is every bit as horrible as you’ve heard, and it’s lovely to watch Michael Caine at the absolute nadir of his long and storied career. Feel free to bingewatch the whole series while you look up the screenplay for the abandoned Jaws sequel written by the National Lampoon: Jaws 3, People 0. (Netflix)

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