The Shape of Water
“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.
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Cast
40 people
Sally Hawkins
Elisa Esposito
Known for
Blue Jasmine
Paddington 2
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
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Michael Shannon
Richard Strickland
Known for
Man of Steel
Nocturnal Animals
Richard Jenkins
Giles
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Jack Reacher
Octavia Spencer
Zelda Fuller
Known for
Hidden Figures
Ma
Michael Stuhlbarg
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Known for
Arrival
Call Me by Your Name
Doug Jones
Amphibian Man
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Pan's Labyrinth
David Hewlett
Fleming
Known for
See
Stargate Atlantis
Nick Searcy
General Hoyt
Known for
Cast Away
11.22.63
Stewart Arnott
Bernard
Known for
Cadet Kelly
Frenemies
Nigel Bennett
Mihalkov
Known for
Cypher
Lexx
Lauren Lee Smith
Elaine Strickland
Known for
Ascension
The L Word
Guillermo del Toro Director · Vanessa Taylor Screenplay Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $195M · Budget $20M · United States release December 1, 2017
Box office
Budget
$19,500,000
Worldwide gross
$195,300,000
Gross vs. budget
10.0×
Production
Double Dare You
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Bull Productions
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Double Dare You Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2017
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 1, 2017
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States · February 27, 2018
Digital
United States
September 2, 2017 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
December 8, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
December 22, 2017 · Theatrical
March 13, 2018 · Physical
Australia
December 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
May 3, 2018 · Digital
Canada
September 11, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Chile
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
March 12, 2021 · TV · Canal 13
China
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 15, 2018 · Digital
Denmark
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 18, 2017 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
February 23, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
France
October 15, 2017 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival
February 21, 2018 · Theatrical
March 26, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
India
February 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
November 2, 2017 · Digital
Lithuania
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
June 6, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
New Zealand
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
November 18, 2017 · Digital
Portugal
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
February 23, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
January 18, 2018 · Premiere
Slovakia
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 5, 2017 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
February 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 8, 2017 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 17, 2018 · Digital
Taiwan
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
June 25, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Vietnam
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
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