---
title: 'The Shape of Water (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guillermo del Toro'
released: '2017-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shape-of-water-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580390/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shape of Water (2017)

2017 · R · 123 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller · Mexico, United States


## Synopsis

The Shape of Water is a 2017 period romantic dark fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, and inspired by Creature from the Black Lagoon, the film follows a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature and decides to help him escape from death at the hands of an evil colonel. Filming took place on location in Ontario, Canada, from August to November 2016.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-del-toro)
- **Screenplay:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-del-toro), [Vanessa Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-taylor)
- **Producer:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-del-toro), [J. Miles Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-miles-dale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dan Laustsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-laustsen)
- **Editor:** [Sidney Wolinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-wolinsky)

## Cast

- [John Kapelos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kapelos)
- [Richard Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jenkins)
- [Morgan Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-kelly)
- [Sally Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-hawkins)
- [Lauren Lee Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-lee-smith)
- [Nick Searcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-searcy)
- [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon)
- [Nigel Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-bennett)
- [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-stuhlbarg)
- [Octavia Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/octavia-spencer)
- [Doug Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-jones)

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