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The Shape of Water

  • 2017
  • R
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
480K
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Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.
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At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writers
    • Guillermo del Toro
    • Vanessa Taylor
  • Stars
    • Sally Hawkins
    • Octavia Spencer
    • Michael Shannon
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    480K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,353
    251
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writers
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Vanessa Taylor
    • Stars
      • Sally Hawkins
      • Octavia Spencer
      • Michael Shannon
    • 1.8KUser reviews
    • 1KCritic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 138 wins & 350 nominations total

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    Top Cast53

    Sally Hawkins
    Sally Hawkins
    • Elisa Esposito
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Zelda Fuller
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Richard Strickland
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Giles
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • Amphibian Man
    David Hewlett
    David Hewlett
    • Fleming
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • General Hoyt
    Stewart Arnott
    Stewart Arnott
    • Bernard
    Nigel Bennett
    Nigel Bennett
    • Mihalkov
    Lauren Lee Smith
    Lauren Lee Smith
    • Elaine Strickland
    Martin Roach
    Martin Roach
    • Brewster Fuller
    Allegra Fulton
    Allegra Fulton
    • Yolanda
    John Kapelos
    John Kapelos
    • Mr. Arzoumanian
    Morgan Kelly
    Morgan Kelly
    • Pie Guy
    Marvin Kaye
    Marvin Kaye
    • Burly Russian
    Dru Viergever
    Dru Viergever
    • Military Policeman
    Wendy Lyon
    Wendy Lyon
    • Sally (Secretary)
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writers
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Vanessa Taylor
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    • Trivia
      When The Shape of Water (2017) screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017, the screening was held in the Elgin Theatre. The interior scenes of the theater in the film were shot in the Elgin Theatre, so as the audience was watching the film, they were seeing the same theater on-screen that they were sitting in.
    • Goofs
      After Richard Strickland's children leave to get on the school bus, Strickland's wife Elaine states she wants to have sex upstairs, but the establishing shot of their house a few seconds earlier does not have a second story.
    • Quotes
      • Giles: [interpreting Elisa] When he looks at me, the way he looks at me... He does not know, what I lack... Or - how - I am incomplete. He sees me, for what I - am, as I am. He's happy - to see me. Every time. Every day. Now, I can either save him... or let him die.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits roll over footage of a flooded apartment.
    • Connections
      Featured in FoundFlix: The Shape of Water (2017) Ending Explained + Analysis (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      You'll Never Know
      Music by Harry Warren
      Lyrics by Mack Gordon
      Performed by Renée Fleming & The London Symphony Orchestra
      Arranged & Conducted by Alexandre Desplat
      Recorded & Mixed by Jonathan Allen at Studio de la Grande Armée, Paris
      Assistant: Ludovick Tartavel
      Piano: Frédéric Gaillardet
      Double Bass: Riccardo Del Fra
      Drums: Jeff Boudreaux (as Jeffrey Boudreaux)
      Bass Flute: Alexandre Desplat
      Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited
      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Official sites
      • 20th Century Studios
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • La forma del agua
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Demilo Films
      • Double Dare You (DDY)
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $19,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,859,435
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $166,564
      • Dec 3, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $195,243,464
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 3m(123 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS:X
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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