The Shape of Water (2017)

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A fairy tale for troubled times.

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.

• Released: 2017-12-01
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 13,088 votes

Directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Shape of Water

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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