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The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
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The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   6,573 votes
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Director:
Jay Russell
Writers (WGA):
Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay)
Dick King-Smith (book)
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Release Date:
25 December 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every big secret starts small. more
Plot:
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. | full synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
User Comments:
Surprisingly entertaining for both adults and children more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (International: English title) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking.
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

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Trivia:
Prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Discovery". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Angus's mum is looking at Angus, Gracie and Hughie through a window in the door, the camera seems to just see them through the window, but when we see Angus's mum looking through the window, the window is obscured or cracked. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Free Willy (1993) more
Soundtrack:
String Quartet in G Major, K.387, First Movement more

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63 out of 77 people found the following comment useful:-
Surprisingly entertaining for both adults and children, 27 December 2007
10/10
Author: dfcurran from Reynolds City Montana

When my wife dragged me to this movie I thought I'd be bored. The trailers show nothing except the little monster growing quickly and swimming around happily. What I did not expect is the wonderful, and entertaining background story set in Scotland during WWII.

Now the film has a modern frame as well as the WWII story. An old man tells two young visitors to Loch Ness what they assume is a tall tale. Frames usually don't add much to movies but in this frame is an exception.

In WWII a young boy, who doesn't know his father was lost at sea, finds a strange egg. While the egg grows into a likable, gigantic plesiosaur, a strange man, who might be a German spy, starts as caretaker of the boy's father's estate, and a gunnery unit takes over the estates grounds. The captain of the gunnery unit takes a shine to the boy's Mom, and tries to instill discipline to the boy by treating him like a drill sergeant would a recruit. Meanwhile, the new caretaker decides to keep the boy's new pet a secret. and wins the respect of the boy's mother.

Although there is no real violence in this movie there is a killer (hunter) cook and some shooting. In fact there is a scene with cannon fire that might scare young children. And of course the cook has a tough bull-dog who likes to chase things.

The characters here are well developed and the acting and cinematography is superb. This movie will not disappoint.

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