Release Date
December 1, 2017 (NY)
December 8, 2017 (LA)
December 8, 2017 (LA)
DVD Release Date
March 13, 2018 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Writer
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Cast
Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer
Studio
Running Time
119 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language
What is The Shape of Water about?
From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes "The Shape of Water" - an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Expectations are killer, especially when the buzz screams “awards contender.” Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water has been getting Best Picture talk for months, stunning given that the movie is about a mute woman who falls in love with Swamp Thing and not much more. Beautifully crafted and well acted, the movie is otherwise a so-fucking-what little film that doesn’t have much else going for it.
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