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The Shape of Water
Why this pick
A lush, fairy-tale romance about a silent outsider finding tenderness amid fear and conformity, with the same bittersweet blend of gothic fantasy, visual whimsy and social cruelty.
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MOVIE1990 1h 45m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An ingenious inventor suddenly dies in the middle of his most recent creation -- Edward -- an artificially created human, who is nearly complete, except for his hands. Homeless and lonely, he is taken in by a family, but Edward's fish-out-of-water experience endangers both him and the community.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Johnny Depp
Edward Scissorhands
Winona Ryder
Kim Boggs
Dianne Wiest
Peg
Anthony Michael Hall
Jim
Kathy Baker
Joyce
Alan Arkin
Bill
Conchata Ferrell
Helen
Caroline Aaron
Marge