Water For Elephants

Water For Elephants

2011

Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), a veterinary student, is close to graduating when a terrible tragedy forces him to leave school. With nowhere else to go, he hops on a passing train and finds it belongs to a traveling circus. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker and meets Marlena (Reese Witherspoon), a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant named Rosie leads to love, but August (Christoph Waltz), Marlena's cruel husband, stands in their way.

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

JBscale
61
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Romance - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 0 min.
US Theatrical Release
April 22, 2011
US Box Office
$58,709,717 (#1554 of 7074)
Global Office
$117,094,902 (#1439 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Moments of Intense Violence, Sexual Content

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
November 1, 2011
Acquired Date
May 7, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Paul Schneider
Paul Schneider
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Mark Povinelli
Mark Povinelli
Richard Brake
Richard Brake
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Ken Foree
Ken Foree
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald
James Frain
James Frain
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson
John Aylward
John Aylward
Brad Greenquist
Brad Greenquist
Tim Guinee
Tim Guinee
Donna W. Scott
Donna W. Scott
E.E. Bell
E.E. Bell

Directors

Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence

Producers

Gil Netter
Gil Netter
Erwin Stoff
Erwin Stoff
Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Andrew R. Tennenbaum

Writers

Richard LaGravenese
Richard LaGravenese

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
60%
Tomatometer
196 votes
RT Hot
70%
Popcornmeter
4,470 votes
METASCORE
52
35 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
121,726 votes

Additional Info

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