The Shape of Water (2017)
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.
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Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito |
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Doug Jones as The Asset |
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Michael Shannon as Richard Strickland |
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Richard Jenkins as Giles |
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Octavia Spencer as Zelda Fuller |
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Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler |
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David Hewlett as Fleming |
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Nick Searcy as General Hoyt |
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Stewart Arnott as Bernard |
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Nigel Bennett as Mihalkov |
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Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland |
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Martin Roach as Brewster Fuller |
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Allegra Fulton as Yolanda |
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John Kapelos as Mr. Arzounian |
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Morgan Kelly as Pie Guy |
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Wendy Lyon as Sally |
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Madison Ferguson as Tammy Strickland |
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Jayden Greig as Timmy Strickland |
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Deney Forrest as Lou |
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Brandon McKnight as Duane |
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Dru Viergever as Military Policeman |
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Marvin Kaye as Burly Russian |
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Jim Pagiamtzis as 1960's Ad Man |
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Cameron Laurie as Car Passenger |
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Alexey Pankratov as Soviet violinist |
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Shane Clinton Jarvis as Military Police |
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Evgeny Akimov as Restaurant Musician |
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Dave Reachill as Scientist |
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Matthew Mease as Military Police |
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Amanda Smith as Mrs. Peabody |
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Maxine Grossman as Bus Passenger |
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Edward Tracz as Amphibian Man Dance Double |
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Shaila D'Onofrio as Elisa Dance Double |
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Vanessa Oude-Reimerink as Russian Band |
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Sergey Nikonov as Russian Band |
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Jonelle Gunderson as Bus Passenger #1 |
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Cylde Whitham as Wet Cinema Patron |
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Dan Lett as Cadillac Salesman |
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Danny Waugh as African American Husband |
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Karen Glave as African American Wife |
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Diego Fuentes as Worker |
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Cody Ray Thompson as Guard |
Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Music |
Crew | Roberto Campanella | Choreographer |
Directing | Pierre Henry | Assistant Director |
Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Screenplay |
Directing | Guillermo del Toro | Director |
Production | Guillermo del Toro | Producer |
Writing | Guillermo del Toro | Story |
Editing | Sidney Wolinsky | Editor |
Production | Robin D. Cook | Casting |
Art | Paul D. Austerberry | Production Design |
Sound | Jean-Pascal Beintus | Orchestrator |
Camera | Dan Laustsen | Director of Photography |
Production | J. Miles Dale | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Luis Sequeira | Costume Design |
Art | Shane Vieau | Set Decoration |
Sound | Dustin Harris | Music Editor |
Crew | Jean Frenette | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | Christian T. Cooke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Writing | Vanessa Taylor | Screenplay |
Camera | Pedr James | Dolly Grip |
Costume & Make-Up | Jordan Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Art | Evan Webber | Assistant Art Director |
Camera | Gilles Corbeil | Camera Operator |
Sound | Steve Baine | Foley |
Art | Jeffrey A. Melvin | Set Decoration |
Art | Nigel Churcher | Art Direction |
Crew | Lisa Shamata | Unit Publicist |
Sound | Jill Purdy | Dialogue Editor |
Directing | Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
Art | David Best | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | Alex Bullick | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Rob Hegedus | Music Editor |
Art | David G. Fremlin | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | Nathan Robitaille | Supervising Sound Editor |
Crew | Brandon Schaafsma | Visual Effects Editor |
Art | Marc Kuitenbrouwer | Construction Coordinator |
Crew | Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
Camera | Brent Robinson | Underwater Camera |
Crew | Greg Sigurdson | Other |
Camera | Sophie Giraud | Additional Still Photographer |
Lighting | Tom Starnes | Gaffer |
Sound | Kevin Howard | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Brad Zoern | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Costume & Make-Up | Kristin Wayne | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Tyler Whitham | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Nelson Ferreira | Sound Editor |
Sound | Nicolas Charron | Orchestrator |
Sound | Sylvain Morizet | Orchestrator |
Sound | John Soukup | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Glen Gauthier | Sound Mixer |
Production | Jonathan Oliveira | Casting Associate |
Visual Effects | Peter Dydo | Animation |
Costume & Make-Up | Paula Fleet | Hair Designer |
Sound | Cam McLauchlin | Music Editor |
Art | Cam McLauchlin | Title Designer |
Lighting | Jason Dodds | Rigging Gaffer |
Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Keighran | Key Makeup Artist |
Production | Liz Sayre | Executive Producer |
Art | Guy Davis | Conceptual Design |
Art | Samantha Dick | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Luca Nemolato | Conceptual Design |
Art | Jeff Poulis | Set Dresser |
Art | Mike Hill | Sculptor |
Camera | John B. Harper | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Jeff Vitkuske | Other |
Editing | Mary Juric | Assistant Editor |
Production | Danny Haeberlin | Researcher |
Sound | Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
Sound | Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
Crew | Trey Harrell | Digital Effects Supervisor |
Visual Effects | Luke Groves | Visual Effects Producer |
Visual Effects | Ryan MacDuff | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Camera | Robert Johnson | Key Grip |
Visual Effects | P. Kevin Scott | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Jae Won D. Lee | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Lukas Press | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Rossana Vendramini | Key Hair Stylist |
Crew | Jordan Worrell | Animal Wrangler |
Crew | Chris Bacik | Drone Operator |
Production | Catherine Gilchrist | Casting Assistant |
Production | Ashley Gray | Casting Associate |
Costume & Make-Up | Ann Steel | Assistant Costume Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Pagliaro | Seamstress |
Editing | Sarah Riley | Digital Intermediate |
Visual Effects | Carlos Arancibia | Animation |
Visual Effects | Hayley Fromstein | Animation |
Visual Effects | Nate Thomas | Animation |
Visual Effects | Kirsten Bligh | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Visual Effects | John Markle | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Anastasia Starova | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Sound | Paul Gosse | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Clifford J. Tasner | Orchestrator |
Crew | Bruce McLean | Transportation Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Jeremy Johnson | Digital Compositor |