The Shape of Water
2017 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 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.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-12-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (12,861 votes)
- Box office
- $194,349,972
- Budget
- $19,500,001
Themes
- government
- fairy tale
- cold war
- supernatural
- baltimore, usa
- laboratory
- orphan
- scientist
- magic realism
- capture
- sign languages
- 1960s
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2018
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Film · 2017
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- Golden Lion · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2018 · nominated
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Guillermo del Toro