Release date:April 22, 2011
Studio:20th Century Fox
Director:Francis Lawrence
MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for moments of intense violence and sexual content)
Screenwriter:Richard LaGravenese
Starring:Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz
Genre:Drama
Official website:WaterforElephants.com
Plot Summary:
During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless and recently-orphaned veterinary school student, parlays his expertise with animals into a job with a second-rate traveling circus. He falls in love with Marlena, one of the show's star performers, but their romance is complicated by Marlena's husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus boss.
