Water for Elephants (2011)

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

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.

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Written by: Richard LaGravenese, Sara Gruen

Music by: James Newton Howard

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Donna W. Scott, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Mark Povinelli

Genre: Drama, Romance

Released: 2011-04-15

Runtime: 122 minutes

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