Watch Water for Elephants Movie Online Free Water for Elephants is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence. Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay, which was based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel of the same name. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz.The film was released in the United States and Canada on April 22, 2011, and received mixed to positive reviews from film critics; it garnered a "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based upon aggregated reviews, and a rating of "mixed or average reviews" at Metacritic. toolbar builder toolbar builder Movie Details : Directed by : Francis Lawrence Produced by: Gil Netter,Erwin Stoff,Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Screenplay by: Richard LaGravenese Based on: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Starring: Reese Witherspoon,Robert Pattinson,Christoph Waltz,Hal Holbrook, Music by: James Newton Howard Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto