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69% Critic Match
Water for Elephants
“Life is the most spectacular show on earth.”
6.9 / 10• 2011• 2h 2m•PG-13• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Pattinson
Jacob Jankowski
Lead
Reese Witherspoon
Marlena Rosenbluth
Christoph Waltz
August Rosenbluth
Paul Schneider
Charlie
Jim Norton
Camel
Hal Holbrook
Old Jacob
Donna W. Scott
Barbara
Richard Brake
Grady
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Francis Lawrence's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Water for Elephants is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
