The Water Horse
2007 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 6.5 · 73% critics
In wartime Scotland, a lonely child finds a strange egg that hatches into a legendary sea creature. As the creature grows, the child tries to keep it hidden while forming a bond that brings wonder, danger, and hard choices to a family living near a famous loch.
Also known as The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep · The Water Horse: The Legend of the Deep
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,152 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, emotional family fantasy about friendship and a mythical creature, with a slightly darker edge; Not for you if you want nonstop laughs or very mild, purely kid-safe fare like Pete's Dragon.
Pros: heartfelt friendship story; magical creature moments; scenic Scottish setting | Cons: uneven pacing; thin character depth; some intense scenes
Themes
- scotland
- world war ii
- based on children's book
- giant egg
- loch ness monster
- 1940s
- lake monster
Cast & crew
Alex Etel
as Angus MacMorrow
Emily Watson
as Anne MacMorrow
Ben Chaplin
as Lewis Mowbray
David Morrissey
as Captain Thomas Hamilton
Priyanka Xi
as Kirstie MacMorrow
Craig Hall
as Charlie MacMorrow
Brian Cox
as Old Angus
Erroll Shand
as Lt. Wormsley
Joel Tobeck
as Sgnt. Walker
Bruce Allpress
as Jock McGowan
Directed by Jay Russell