Water for Elephants

2011-04-15 • 2h 2m • PG-13 •

Drama Romance

6.9

User Score

2552 votes

"Life is the most spectacular show on earth."

Overview

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

Francis Lawrence

Director

Richard LaGravenese

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Robert Pattinson

Jacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon

Marlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz

August Rosenbluth

Paul Schneider

Charlie

Jim Norton

Camel

Hal Holbrook

Old Jacob

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$38,000,000

Revenue

$117,094,902

Runtime

2h 2m

Release Date

2011-04-15

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Reviews

Andres Gomez

2014-10-01T12:02:05.929Z

The chemistry between Witherspoon and Pattinson doesn't really work but the simple "man meets a woman" story works and Waltz nails his character as usual. This movie was a nice surprise.