The Shape of Water

Theatrical - Wide 2017-12-08

Cast Sally Hawkins Michael Shannon Richard Jenkins Octavia Spencer Michael Stuhlbarg
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Written by Vanessa Taylor Guillermo del Toro

Box Office Gross: $195,300,000

Running Time: 123 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Double Dare You, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bull Productions, TSG Entertainment

Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance

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Synopsis

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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