The Shape of Water

About The Shape of Water

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.

The Shape of Water (2017) is a fantasy romance film directed by Guillermo del Toro. At 123 minutes long, it arrived in December 2017.

Its themes are scientist, orphan, complex, and fairy tale.

Sally Hawkins takes the lead as Elisa Esposito, Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland, Richard Jenkins as Giles, and Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller. The screenplay is by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It was produced by Double Dare You and Fox Searchlight Pictures. In the United States it streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel, and HBO Max.

Arrival, The Green Mile, and Shrek 2 make useful companions to The Shape of Water, all filed under magic realism. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 13,180 votes and it carries a R rating.