The Shape of Water
2017
A fairy tale for troubled times.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
User Rating
Intensity
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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- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Written by
- Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
- Produced by
- Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematographer
- Dan Laustsen
- Editor
- Sidney Wolinsky
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (13,061 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 87/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (481,073 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Picture(2018)
- WonAcademy Award— Best Director(2018)
- WonAcademy Award— Best Original Score(2018)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Original Screenplay(2018)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Cinematography(2018)
- NominatedBram Stoker Award— Best Screenplay(2018)
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
Dru Viergever
Military Policeman
Wendy Lyon
Sally (Secretary)
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Score
Various Artists
The Shape Of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Features Alexandre Desplat, Renée Fleming, Madeleine Peyroux, Glenn Miller, Carmen Miranda, Caterina Valente,
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 5: Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) / The Shape of Water (2017)
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