The Water Horse

Name: The Water Horse
Genre: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2007-12-25
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Alex Etel, Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Priyanka Xi

2007·Movie·PG·112 min·★ 6.5(1,156)

Family Adventure Fantasy More English titles

“How do you keep a secret this big?”

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

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About The Water Horse

The Water Horse is a 2007 English-language family, adventure and fantasy film directed by Jay Russell. The cast is led by Alex Etel, Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 1200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi TV.

The Water Horse was produced by Revolution Studios, Walden Media, and Beacon Pictures and made in United States of America and United Kingdom. It was released on December 25, 2007, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $40 million, it went on to gross $104 million worldwide.

Director: Jay Russell
Writers: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Release date: December 25, 2007
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $104 million
Production: Revolution Studios, Walden Media, Beacon Pictures

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The Water Horse cast & crew

The Water Horse was directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs.

The cast features Alex Etel as Angus MacMorrow, Emily Watson as Anne MacMorrow, Ben Chaplin as Lewis Mowbray, David Morrissey as Captain Thomas Hamilton, Priyanka Xi as Kirstie MacMorrow, and Craig Hall as Charlie MacMorrow.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Newton Howard, cinematography is by Oliver Stapleton, and it was produced by Robert Bernstein and Charlie Lyons.

Is The Water Horse worth watching?

The Water Horse holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 1,156 ratings, a solidly received family films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy family, adventure, and fantasy, The Water Horse is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Water Horse

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