The Water Horse
“How do you keep a secret this big?”
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
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Cast
23 people
Alex Etel
Angus MacMorrow
Known for
Millions
Cranford
Emily Watson
Anne MacMorrow
Known for
Chernobyl
Corpse Bride
Ben Chaplin
Lewis Mowbray
Known for
The Nevers
The Thin Red Line
David Morrissey
Captain Thomas Hamilton
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Missing
Priyanka Xi
Kirstie MacMorrow
No other roles listed
Craig Hall
Charlie MacMorrow
Known for
King Kong
30 Days of Night
Brian Cox
Old Angus
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Erroll Shand
Lt. Wormsley
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Chief of War
Joel Tobeck
Sgnt. Walker
Known for
Ash vs Evil Dead
Secret City
Bruce Allpress
Jock McGowan
Known for
The Piano
Geraldine Brophy
Gracie
Known for
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
King Kong
Eddie Campbell
Hughie
Known for
Top of the Lake
Slow West
Jay Russell Director · Robert Nelson Jacobs Screenplay Dick King-Smith Author
Worldwide gross $104M · Budget $40M · United States release December 25, 2007
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$103,967,384
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Revolution Studios
Production · Studio
Walden Media
Production
Beacon Pictures
Production
Ecosse Films
Production
United States · United Kingdom · Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · December 25, 2007
Physical
United States · December 25, 2007
Theatrical
Australia
January 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
February 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
December 25, 2007 · Theatrical
France
February 13, 2008 · Theatrical
February 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 3, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
February 8, 2008 · Digital
Italy
March 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
February 22, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
January 10, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 31, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 8, 2008 · Theatrical
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