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Water for Elephants

2011·2h ·PG-13
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
124,123 votes
Metascore
52
Metacritic

Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.

Water for Elephants is a 2011 drama romance movie directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Schneider, Christoph Waltz. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 124,123 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Francis Lawrence
Stars
Reese Witherspoon
Paul Schneider
Christoph Waltz
Robert Pattinson
Details
2011-04-22
120 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English, Polish
Keywords
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