Two government workers discover a top-secret experiment. Blu-ray Digital HD Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-12-08 Video Release 2018-03-13 Studio Fox Searchlight Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language Color Color Runtime 123 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis From the master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER an other-wordly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa Sally Hawkins is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda Octavia Spencer discover a secret classified experiment. Director Guillermo del Toro Cast Guillermo del Toro; Michael Stuhlbarg; Michael Shannon; Octavia Spencer; Doug Jones; Sally Hawkins; Lauren Lee Smith; Richard Jenkins; David Hewlett; John Kapelos; Nick Searcy