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01/12/2017 Drama, Fantasy, Romance 2h 3m
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A fairy tale for troubled times.

Overview

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.

  1. Guillermo del Toro

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sally Hawkins

    Elisa Esposito

  2. Michael Shannon

    Richard Strickland

  3. Richard Jenkins

    Giles

  4. Octavia Spencer

    Zelda Fuller

  5. Michael Stuhlbarg

    Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

  6. Doug Jones

    Amphibian Man

  7. David Hewlett

    Fleming

  8. Nick Searcy

    General Hoyt

  9. Stewart Arnott

    Bernard

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by David Navratil
Written by David Navratil on 2023-01-09
Just finished watching this movie and despite the other critical reviews I enjoyed it! No I don't think it deserved the BP Oscar but it is the kind of movie that I will be watching again in time! David N.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,500,000.00

Revenue
$195,300,000.00

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