The Water Horse

2007 film by Jay Russell
Movie film Q1535251
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The Water Horse

Summary

The Water Horse is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (867 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Water Horse's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Water Horse was directed by Jay Russell[4].
  • Robert Nelson Jacobs wrote the screenplay for The Water Horse[5].
  • The Water Horse's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[6].
  • The Water Horse's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • The Water Horse's genre is children's film[8].
  • The Water Horse's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Water Horse's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Emily Watson[11].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Ben Chaplin[12].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was David Morrissey[13].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Craig Hall[14].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Brian Cox[15].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Alex Etel[16].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Priyanka Xi[17].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Marshall Napier[18].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Joel Tobeck[19].
  • A cast member of The Water Horse was Geraldine Brophy[20].
  • The Water Horse was produced by Jay Russell[21].
  • The Water Horse was produced by Douglas Rae[22].
  • The Water Horse was produced by Barrie M. Osborne[23].
  • The Water Horse was performed by James Newton Howard[24].
  • The Water Horse's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[25].
  • The Water Horse's director of photography is recorded as Oliver Stapleton[26].
  • The original language of The Water Horse was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Water Horse was James Newton Howard[24]. Producers include Jay Russell[21], Douglas Rae[22], and Barrie M. Osborne[23]. It was directed by Jay Russell[4]. Robert Nelson Jacobs wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Emily Watson[11], Ben Chaplin[12], David Morrissey[13], Craig Hall[14], Brian Cox[15], and Alex Etel[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2007[28] and February 7, 2008[29]. The original language of The Water Horse was English[27]. Genres include fantasy film[7], children's film[8], drama film[9], and film based on a novel[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[31], 6.7/10[32], and 71/100[33].

Why It Matters

The Water Horse ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (867 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2007-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2008-02-07T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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