List of the best Guillermo del Toro movies: Pan's Labyrinth(2006), The Devil's Backbone(2001), The Shape of Water(2017), Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim(2013), Hellboy(2004), Blade II(2002), Cronos(1993), Crimson Peak(2015), Mimic(1997), Ayotzinapa, el paso de la tortuga(2018), Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business(2020) ... ...
War, Fantasy, Drama
Mexico|Spain
2006
120 Minutes
Director
Sergi López Maribel Verdú Ivana Baquero Álex Angulo Doug Jones Ariadna Gil Federico Luppi Roger Casamajor Manolo Solo
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In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Mexico|Spain
2001
106 Minutes
Director
Marisa Paredes Eduardo Noriega Federico Luppi Fernando Tielve Irene Visedo Iñigo Garcés José Manuel Lorenzo Francisco Maestre
boy professor headmistress caretaker eerie emotional spain boarding school spanish civil war orphanage boarding-school life ghosts fate discovery adventure mystery 1930s
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Romance, Fantasy
USA|Canada|Mexico
2017
123 Minutes
Director
Sally Hawkins Michael Shannon Richard Jenkins Octavia Spencer Michael Stuhlbarg Doug Jones David Hewlett Nick Searcy Stewart Arnott Nigel Bennett Lauren Lee Smith
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At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
USA|Germany|Hungary
2008
120 Minutes
Director
Ron Perlman Selma Blair Doug Jones Jeffrey Tambor John Hurt Luke Goss Anna Walton John Alexander James Dodd Brian Steele Andrew Hefler
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A prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, and Hellboy his team must fight to stop him from locating the all-powerful Golden Army.
Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Mexico|Hong Kong
2013
131 Minutes
Director
Charlie Hunnam Diego Klattenhoff Idris Elba Rinko Kikuchi Charlie Day Burn Gorman Max Martini Robert Kazinsky Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Ron Perlman Brad Henke
monster robot pilot trainee fighter dark intense spectacular earth pacific ocean city monsters mass murder technology saving the planet unlikely allies discovery rescue underdog future
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
USA
2004
125 Minutes
Director
Ron Perlman John Hurt Selma Blair Rupert Evans Karel Roden Jeffrey Tambor Doug Jones Brian Steele Ladislav Beran Kevin Trainor Brian Caspe
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A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Horror, Action, Fantasy
Germany|USA
2002
116 Minutes
Director
Wesley Snipes Kris Kristofferson Ron Perlman Leonor Varela Norman Reedus Thomas Kretschmann Luke Goss Matthew Schulze Danny John-Jules Donnie Yen Karel Roden
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Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Horror
Mexico
1993
92 Minutes
Director
Federico Luppi Ron Perlman Claudio Brook Margarita Isabel Tamara Shanath Daniel Giménez Cacho Mario Iván Martínez Juan Carlos Colombo
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A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
Romance, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA|Mexico
2015
119 Minutes
Director
Mia Wasikowska Jessica Chastain Tom Hiddleston Charlie Hunnam Jim Beaver Burn Gorman Leslie Hope Doug Jones Jonathan Hyde Bruce Gray Emily Coutts
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In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Director
Mira Sorvino Jeremy Northam Josh Brolin Giancarlo Giannini Charles S. Dutton Alexander Goodwin Alix Koromzay F. Murray Abraham
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Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.
Documentary
2018
73 Minutes
Director
Enrique García Meza Ángela Buitrago Anabel Hernández Eduardo Maganda
On Sept. 26, 2014, in the City of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, 43 university students disappear after being detained by the police.
Documentary
Canada
2020
110 Minutes
Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?
Documentary
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Lewis Black Stephen Colbert Guillermo del Toro Neil Gaiman Hugh Hefner Stan Lee
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird is an insightful profile of the legendary cartoonist. For over fifty years, Gahan Wilson has been known for his ghoulish, twisted visions that combine ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2008
90 Minutes
Neil Gaiman Guillermo del Toro Stuart Gordon John Carpenter Andrew Migliore
A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Greg Aronowitz Timothy Bradstreet Joanna Cassidy Alice Cooper Frank Darabont Guillermo del Toro
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.
Adventure, Western
2000
90 Minutes
Olivier Martinez Michelle Forbes Donnie Wahlberg Jared Harris Willem Dafoe Michael Parks Domenica Cameron-Scorsese Assumpta Serna L.M. Kit Carson Robert Rodriguez Guillermo del Toro