Lady in the Water
“Time is running out for a happy ending.”
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
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Cast
38 people
Paul Giamatti
Cleveland Heep
Known for
The Illusionist
The Holdovers
Bryce Dallas Howard
Story
Known for
Jurassic World
The Village
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Dury
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Bob Balaban
Harry Farber
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Sarita Choudhury
Anna Ran
Known for
Homeland
Fallout
Cindy Cheung
Young-Soon Choi
Known for
13 Reasons Why
The Sinner
M. Night Shyamalan
Vick Ran
Known for
Signs
Split
Freddy Rodríguez
Reggie
Known for
Six Feet Under
Planet Terror
Bill Irwin
Mr. Leeds
Known for
Legion
Interstellar
Mary Beth Hurt
Mrs. Bell
Known for
The World According to Garp
D.A.R.Y.L.
Noah Gray-Cabey
Joey Dury
Known for
Heroes
My Wife and Kids
Joseph D. Reitman
Long Haired Smoker
Known for
First Kill
National Treasure: Edge of History
M. Night Shyamalan Director · James Newton Howard Composer Christopher Doyle Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $73M · Budget $70M · United States release July 21, 2006
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$72,785,169
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Legendary Pictures
Production
Blinding Edge Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Legendary Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 17, 2006
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · July 21, 2006
Theatrical
United States · December 19, 2006
Physical
Argentina
August 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Australia
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
July 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Chile
August 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Egypt
August 23, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical
France
August 23, 2006 · Theatrical
Germany
August 31, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
October 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 17, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 18, 2006 · Theatrical
India
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Israel
September 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
September 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
September 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Kuwait
August 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Lithuania
September 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 18, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Panama
September 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Poland
September 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Serbia
November 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 27, 2006 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 7, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
August 25, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 18, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 15, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 8, 2006 · Premiere · London
August 11, 2006 · Theatrical
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