Water for Elephants

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

6.920112h 2m

PG-13

Released

Drama

Romance

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2011-04-15

Runtime2h 2m

LanguagesEnglishPolski

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$38,000,000

Revenue$117,094,902

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Robert Pattinson

as Jacob Jankowski

Reese Witherspoon

as Marlena Rosenbluth

Christoph Waltz

as August Rosenbluth

Paul Schneider

as Charlie

Jim Norton

as Camel

Hal Holbrook

as Old Jacob

Donna W. Scott

as Barbara

Richard Brake

as Grady

Stephen Monroe Taylor

as Wade

Mark Povinelli

as Kinko / Walter

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Oct 1, 2014

7/10

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.

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