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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 87/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 7,030 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
13,094 audience votes
Key crew
- Vanessa TaylorScreenplay
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
- Guillermo del ToroScreenplay
- Guillermo del ToroDirector
Cast
- Sally HawkinsElisa Esposito
- Michael ShannonRichard Strickland
- Richard JenkinsGiles
- Octavia SpencerZelda Fuller
- Michael StuhlbargDr. Robert Hoffstetler
- Doug JonesAmphibian Man
- David HewlettFleming
- Nick SearcyGeneral Hoyt
- Stewart ArnottBernard
- Nigel BennettMihalkov
- Lauren Lee SmithElaine Strickland
- Martin RoachBrewster Fuller
Stills
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Themes
governmentfairy talecold warsupernaturalbaltimore, usalaboratoryorphanscientistmagic realismcapturesign languages1960s
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