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R Released Dec 22, 2017 2h 3m Fantasy Romance TRAILER for The Shape of Water: Red Band Trailer 2 List View All /m/the_shape_of_water_2017/videos videos The Freshest Films of Best Director Guillermo Del Toro The Freshest Films of Best Director Guillermo Del Toro 1:46 Best Picture Mashup Best Picture Mashup 1:37 The Shape of Water: Red Band Trailer 2 The Shape of Water: Red Band Trailer 2 2:20 The Shape of Water: Trailer 1 The Shape of Water: Trailer 1 2:30 View more videos
92% Tomatometer 465 Reviews 73% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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The Shape of Water finds Guillermo del Toro at his visually distinctive best -- and matched by an emotionally absorbing story brought to life by a stellar Sally Hawkins performance.

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Chris Bennion Times (UK) You’ll either be charmed by Hawkins’s ethereal, wordless performance or you won’t, but del Toro’s use of a vivid colour palette would impress anyone. Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Anupama Chopra Film Companion The Shape of Water is visionary filmmaking. Rated: 4/5 Sep 6, 2018 Full Review Robert Daniels 812filmreviews So, while we know Elisa has humanity, Del Toro has to plead his case for the fish-man. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 5, 2018 Full Review Denise Pieniazek Metacultura (AR) However, while The Creature from the Black Lagoon was darker, in The Shape of Water he is a more humanized and warm being, here he is the victim and not a threat, the typical scheme that we know from King Kong (1933) is no longer repeated. Rated: 10/10 Dec 28, 2023 Full Review Mark Johnson Awards Daily The meticulous craftsmanship is to be expected in any del Toro film and only adds to the magic spell he puts us under. Jun 27, 2023 Full Review Jennifer Bisset CNET It balances a harsh 1960s setting with fairy tale magic painted into its big, beautifully-detailed sets. Only del Toro could pull this madness off. Apr 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Peter H MOBY DICK. MOBY DICK. MOBY DICK. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Audience Member If you love beastiality you'll love this movie. I know that some might not agree but that's literally what the entire premise of this movie is. And it's not even that creative if a movie. I wish I could get the time back that I second watching this absolute piece of garbage movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review The F Nearly perfect. The relationships and the strong personalities create an ongoing conflict which all comes to an excellent conclusion. This movie is incredibly difficult to describe, the plot is not completely original, but the way GUILLERMO DEL TORO Guillermo del Toro brings out the themes and characters is so vivid and so relatable. There is a good blend of suspense and lighthearted interaction, and as with all his stories . . . fables brought to life to ponder important moral concepts and what it means to be human, even for a creature which isn't human. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Rod-Alexander Georgescu Wonderful Smart and Modern fantasy film with a mix of romance and suspense Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Eye C It was starting to fade out and almost forgot how good this movie is. Truly a "modern" fairytale, a wonderful message, a great fantasy picture. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Luis N Tuve la oportunidad de asistir al pre-estreno de la película "The Shape of Water" dirigida, escrita y producida por el compatriota Guillermo del Toro y aunque me gustó creo que se me hace difícil recomendarla. La película es un drama del subgénero de la "Fantasía Oscura" un cuento de hadas para adultos "puej", por tanto cuenta con un villano muy malo y repugnante, una "princesa" muda que genera cariño y empatía, un anciano y una amiga que sirven para mostrar lo bella que es la milf digo princesa, un becario infiltrado que ama la ciencia y un monstruo que aunque por fuera pudiera parecer horrible simplemente es diferente y las diferencias son bellas cuando son vistas desde la perspectiva adecuada. Cabe mencionar que como es un cuento para adultos tiene algo de sexo XD, aunque justificado y no como soporte taquillero como el de Camila Sodi en Camino a Marte. Es necesario hacer énfasis en que el párrafo anterior no le da el crédito suficiente a la película, rescato un comentario de Iñárritu donde expresa lo siguiente "la idea de esta película (el amor entre una muda y un hombre pez), no solo se le puede ocurrir a Del Toro, pero también solo un artista como el sería capaz de llevarla a cabo", añado que no solo fue capaz de llevarla a cabo si no que lo logró con una excelente narración y una ambientación llena de detalles, me encantó. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
Production Co
Double Dare You, TSG Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.3M
Runtime
2h 3m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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