The Shape of Water
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett
7.2/10
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In Cold War-era America, a mute cleaner at a secret laboratory discovers an amphibious captive and forms a deep bond with him. As the facility’s authorities threaten his life, she and her allies devise a dangerous plan to help him escape.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Screenplay
- Vanessa Taylor, Guillermo del Toro
- Music
- Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematography
- Dan Laustsen
- Cast
- Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett
- Critics score
- 90/100
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Updated July 21, 2026
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