Water for Elephants (2011)

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Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

• Released: 2011-04-15
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 2,666 votes

Directed by Francis Lawrence.

Top cast

• Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski
• Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth
• Christoph Waltz as August Rosenbluth
• Paul Schneider as Charlie
• Jim Norton as Camel
• Hal Holbrook as Old Jacob
• Donna W. Scott as Barbara
• Richard Brake as Grady
• Stephen Monroe Taylor as Wade
• Mark Povinelli as Kinko / Walter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Water for Elephants

• United States: 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
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite 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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