It's a tale tastefully told and beautifully filmed, but Water for Elephants suffers from a pronounced lack of chemistry between its leads.
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Water for Elephants
Movie Info
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Director -
Francis Lawrence -
Producer -
Gil Netter , Erwin Stoff , Andrew R. Tennenbaum -
Screenwriter -
Richard LaGravenese , Sara Gruen -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Flashpoint , Gil Netter , 3 Arts Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Moments of Intense Violence) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 22, 2011, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 1, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$58.7M -
Runtime -
2h 1m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , Datasat -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)