
The Shape of Water
2017
A fairy tale for troubled times.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
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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, Guillermo del Toro
- 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
- en
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (12,806 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 87/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (472,626 votes)
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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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)























