Water For Elephants

– In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a c..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
2011
Water for Elephants (2011)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
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Water for Elephants (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Apr 2011

Language:

English, Polish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Writer:

Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), Sara Gruen (novel)

Main Actors:

Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider

Plot:

After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to joining the circus as their vet, working under their unstable boss August whose violent tendencies give everyone reason to be cautious around him, including his beautiful and quiet wife Marlena, whom August is very possessive of and who Jacob finds himself soon falling in love with.

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Gross profit:

$58,700,247

Production:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Metacritic:
52%