Film
The Shape of Water
2017 · 2h 3m · Drama · Fantasy · Romance
A fairy tale for troubled times.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92%
- Metacritic
- 87
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Overview
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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Cast
Sally Hawkins
Elisa Esposito
Michael Shannon
Richard Strickland
Richard Jenkins
Giles
Octavia Spencer
Zelda Fuller
Michael Stuhlbarg
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Doug Jones
Amphibian Man
David Hewlett
Fleming
Nick Searcy
General Hoyt
Stewart Arnott
Bernard
Nigel Bennett
Mihalkov
Lauren Lee Smith
Elaine Strickland
Martin Roach
Brewster Fuller
Allegra Fulton
Yolanda
John Kapelos
Mr. Arzounian
Morgan Kelly
Pie Guy
Marvin Kaye
Burly Russian
Crew
- Guillermo del ToroProducer · Story · Screenplay · Director
- Vanessa TaylorScreenplay
- J. Miles DaleProducer
- Dan LaustsenDirector of Photography
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
- Sidney WolinskyEditor
- Robin D. CookCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 1, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $19,500,000
- Revenue
- $195,300,000
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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