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Guillermo del Toro
Writer 61 years old

Guillermo del Toro

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty... Read full bio →

Filmography

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17 titles
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro 2025 2h 30m 7.0

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson 2022 1h 57m 8.5

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro 2021 2h 31m 7.3

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

The Witches

The Witches

Robert Zemeckis 2020 1h 44m 5.0

In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort.

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro 2017 2h 3m 6.5

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro 2015 1h 59m 6.6

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.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Peter Jackson 2014 2h 24m 6.7

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Peter Jackson 2013 2h 41m 7.8

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

Guillermo del Toro 2013 2h 11m 6.5

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.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Peter Jackson 2012 2h 49m 7.4

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Troy Nixey 2010 1h 39m 5.9

A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro 2008 2h 7.5

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred.

El laberinto del fauno

El laberinto del fauno

Guillermo del Toro 2006 1h 58m 8.4

Pans Labyrinth is the exquisitely produced fantasy film from Mexican director Guillermo del Toro who is actually famous for his works in science-fiction and horror. The film stars a little girl lost in a fantasy world. The film won three Academy Awards in 2007.

Hellboy

Hellboy

Guillermo del Toro 2004 2h 2m 7.3

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.

El espinazo del diablo

El espinazo del diablo

Guillermo del Toro 2001 1h 48m 7.7

All hell breaks loose when a ghost and an evil care-taker haunt an orphanage for young boys during the Spanish Civil War.

Mimic

Mimic

Guillermo del Toro 1997 1h 45m 5.9

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!

Cronos

Cronos

Guillermo del Toro 1993 1h 34m 6.5

Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him.

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