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Water for Elephants (2011) is available to rent on Apple TV+. Also available to buy on Apple TV+.
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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.
Dusty sunlight and the scent of sawdust fill this melancholic Depression-era dreamscape. Amidst the chaos of traveling carnivals, a quiet romance blooms between a wandering vet and a trapped performer.
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Director
Francis Lawrence
Cast
Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Donna W. Scott, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Mark Povinelli
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Water for Elephants
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Francis Lawrence
Cast
Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Donna W. Scott, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Mark Povinelli
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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