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

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.

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

• Guillermo del ToroProducer · Director · Story · Screenplay
• Vanessa TaylorScreenplay
• J. Miles DaleProducer
• Dan LaustsenDirector of Photography
• Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
• Sidney WolinskyEditor
• Robin D. CookCasting

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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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