The Shape of Water

"A fairy tale for troubled times."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

472,626 votes

92/100

Fresh

87/100

Metascore

7.2/10

12,754 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 9 nominations

Won

Best Production Design

Best Original Score

Best Director

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Film Editing

Best Sound Editing

Best Sound

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film

Golden Lion

Nominated

IFFR audience

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$19.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$195.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$63,859,435

United States

Profit

+$175.8M

ROI: +902%

Budget Recovery1002% of budget

$0|Budget: $19.5M|Revenue: $195.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

201.8K

Daily Avg

3.4K

7-Day Trend

-48%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Hamilton

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Baltimore

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Dan Laustsen

Film Editing

Sidney Wolinsky

Music / Score

Alexandre Desplat

Costume Design

Luis Sequeira

Production Design

Paul Denham Austerberry

Production Companies

TSG EntertainmentSearchlight Pictures

Distributors

NetflixDisney+20th Century Fox FranceSearchlight Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

theatrical release

Where to Watch The Shape of Water

Available in 91 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany16

FranceTP

JapanR15+

Belgium12

Brazil16

+22 more countries

Production

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Writers

Vanessa Taylor, Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo del Toro

Production Companies

Double Dare YouFox Searchlight PicturesBull ProductionsTSG Entertainment

Cast

Sally Hawkins

Elisa Esposito

Michael Shannon

Richard Strickland

Richard Jenkins

Giles

Octavia Spencer

Zelda Fuller

Michael Stuhlbarg

Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

Doug Jones

Amphibian Man

David Hewlett

Fleming

Nick Searcy

General Hoyt

Stewart Arnott

Bernard

Nigel Bennett

Mihalkov

Lauren Lee Smith

Elaine Strickland

Martin Roach

Brewster Fuller

Tags & Keywords

governmentfairy talecold warsupernaturalbaltimore, usalaboratoryorphanscientistmagic realismcapturesign languages1960scalminterspecies romancecomplex

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