The Shape of Water (2017)
Release: December 1, 2017 | Runtime: 2h 3m | Rating: 7.2
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.
A fairy tale for troubled times.
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Main cast
- Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito
- Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland
- Richard Jenkins as Giles
- Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
- Doug Jones as Amphibian Man
- David Hewlett as Fleming
- Nick Searcy as General Hoyt
- Stewart Arnott as Bernard
- Nigel Bennett as Mihalkov
- Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland
- Martin Roach as Brewster Fuller
- Allegra Fulton as Yolanda
- John Kapelos as Mr. Arzounian
- Morgan Kelly as Pie Guy
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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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