Film

Water for Elephants

2011 · 2h 2m · Drama · Romance

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

Metacritic

52

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

Robert Pattinson

Jacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon

Marlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz

August Rosenbluth

Paul Schneider

Charlie

Jim Norton

Camel

Hal Holbrook

Old Jacob

Donna W. Scott

Barbara

Richard Brake

Grady

Stephen Monroe Taylor

Wade

Mark Povinelli

Kinko / Walter

Ken Foree

Earl

Scott MacDonald

Blackie

James Frain

Rosie's Caretaker

Sam Anderson

Mr. Hyde

John Aylward

Mr. Erwin

Brad Greenquist

Mr. Robinson

• Francis LawrenceDirector
• Richard LaGraveneseScreenplay
• Sara GruenNovel
• Erwin StoffProducer
• Gil NetterProducer
• Andrew R. TennenbaumProducer
• Kevin HalloranExecutive Producer
• Rodrigo PrietoDirector of Photography
• James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
• Alan Edward BellEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

April 15, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$38,000,000

Revenue

$117,094,902

Genres

Drama, Romance

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