Cinemas great modern mythmaker Guillermo del Toro uses the hallmarks of classic horror and fantasy to tell a strange and sublime fable about outsiderhood, connection, and loves transcendence. An ineffably touching Sally Hawkins plays Elisa, a mute janitor at a top-secret government laboratory who finds herself drawn to the facilitys newest research subject: a humanoid amphibianfor whom she is soon risking everything, amid the stifling conformity of 1960s America. A triumph of visual imagination that combines elements of sci-fi, noir, and the golden-age musical, this swooning cinematic dreamscapewinner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Directoris a monster movie with a human heart.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital master, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New conversation between del Toro and filmmaker David Lowery
• A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times, a documentary highlighting the films production design, performances, special effects, and score
• Anatomy of a Scene: Prologue and Anatomy of a Scene: The Dance, both featuring on-set footage and interviews with del Toro
• Shaping the Waves, an interview with illustrator James Jean
• Masterclass from 2017 on the films technical aspects, featuring del Toro and crew members
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Carlos Aguilar

• MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions : 0.59 x 6.66 x 5.22 inches; 3.84 ounces
• Director : Guillermo del Toro
• Media Format : 4K, Subtitled
• Run time : 2 hours and 3 minutes
• Release date : November 26, 2024
• Subtitles: : English
• Studio : The Criterion Collection
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 2