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Guillermo del Toro

Highest Rated: 100% Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird (2013)

Lowest Rated: 42% Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)

Birthday: Oct 9, 1964

Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

As part of the wave of Mexican filmmakers who have made an indelible mark upon American cinema in the 1990s, director Guillermo del Toro - along with compatriots Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón - attained a remarkable level of critical and box-office success in an environment not conducive to international filmmaking. Unlike his peers, however, del Toro steered away from making art house films about his native Mexico, focusing instead on helming old-fashioned horror movies. Bursting onto the scene with his first effort, "Cronos" (1993), del Toro learned how to deal with Hollywood the hard way with his first studio effort, "Mimic" (1997). After directing "The Devil's Backbone" (2001), a return to independent film and his native Mexico, he took on Hollywood a second time with "Blade II" (2002), only this time with more success. His critically acclaimed adaptation of the comic book "Hellboy" (2004) was followed by the critically acclaimed "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006), a stark, but dream-like horror fantasy that earned three Academy Awards and helped to make del Toro a rare success in both the United States and his homeland. He went on to direct the successful sequel "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (2008) while stepping into a producer's role for "Biutiful" (2010) and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (2011). Whether as a writer, director, producer and even novelist, del Toro drew upon an eclectic mix of horror, science fiction and fantasy to create unique and sometimes bizarre films that earned him a loyal following.

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Highest rated movies

100% 83% Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird
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100% 80% Dario Argento Panico
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96% 90% Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Watchlist 95% 91% Pan's Labyrinth Watchlist 93% 89% The Devil's Backbone Watchlist 92% 73% The Shape of Water Watchlist
91% 62% Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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91% 75% The Thin Yellow Line
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90% Clapboard Jungle
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89% 69% Cronos
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds Self - 2024
100% 80% Dario Argento Panico Self - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Temple of Film: 100 Years of The Egyptian Theatre Self - 2023
No Score Yet 100% Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters Self - 2022
96% 90% Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2022
80% 68% Nightmare Alley Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$11.3M 2021
60% 67% Antlers Producer $10.6M 2021
91% 62% Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Self - 2021
88% 47% Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Producer - 2021
90% No Score Yet Clapboard Jungle Unknown (Character) - 2020
50% 32% Roald Dahl's The Witches Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2020
No Score Yet 70% Beauty Director - 2020
78% 72% Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Producer $68.7M 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ayotzinapa, el paso de la tortuga Director - 2018
42% 37% Pacific Rim Uprising Producer $59.2M 2018
92% 73% The Shape of Water Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$63.3M 2017
88% 79% 78/52 Self $30.3K 2017
87% 79% Kung Fu Panda 3 Executive Producer $143.5M 2016
No Score Yet 89% Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex (Le complexe de Frankenstein) Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Frankenstein Complex Unknown (Character) - 2015
72% 56% Crimson Peak Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$31.1M 2015
91% 75% The Thin Yellow Line Producer - 2015
83% 77% The Book of Life Producer $50.1M 2014
59% 74% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Screenwriter $255.1M 2014
58% 50% Extraordinary Tales Narrator: The Pit and the Pendulum (Voice) - 2013
100% 83% Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird Unknown (Character) - 2013
74% 85% The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Screenwriter $258.4M 2013
44% 71% Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Unknown (Character) $3.1K 2013
72% 77% Pacific Rim Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$101.8M 2013
63% 55% Mama Executive Producer $71.6M 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet DVS Hobbit, The: The Desolation of Smaug (HD) Writer - 2013
No Score Yet 72% El Santos vs. the Zombie Menace Gamborimbo Ponx (Voice) - 2012
64% 83% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Screenwriter $303.0M 2012
75% 80% Rise of the Guardians Executive Producer $103.4M 2012
86% 68% Puss in Boots Mustache Man/Comandante (Voice),
Executive Producer
$149.2M 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Puss in Boots Executive Producer - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Puss in Boots Executive Producer - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Der gestiefelte Kater: The IMAX Experience Executive Producer - 2011
60% 34% Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Screenwriter,
Producer
$24.0M 2010
75% 37% Splice Executive Producer $17.0M 2009
No Score Yet 83% Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 48% Insignificant Things Producer - 2008
73% 66% Rudo y Cursi Producer $1.8M 2008
86% 71% Hellboy II: The Golden Army Director,
Screenwriter
$75.8M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet El último truco Self - 2008
87% 86% The Orphanage Executive Producer $7.2M 2007
95% 91% Pan's Labyrinth Director,
Writer,
Producer
$37.6M 2006
71% 77% Cronicas Producer $299.3K 2004
81% 66% Hellboy Director,
Screenwriter
$59.0M 2004
57% 68% Blade II Director $81.6M 2002
No Score Yet 33% I Murder Seriously Executive Producer - 2002
93% 89% The Devil's Backbone Director,
Writer
$754.7K 2001
No Score Yet 0% Bullfighter Bullboy No. 2 (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 62% Under a Spell Producer - 1998
65% 37% Mimic Director,
Writer,
Screenwriter
$25.5M 1997
89% 69% Cronos Director,
Screenwriter
- 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Geometría Director,
Screenwriter
- 1987
No Score Yet 52% Dona Herlinda and Her Son Executive Producer - 1985

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015 2017-2018 2021 2023
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018 2023
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2022
93% 72% Cabinet of Curiosities Creator,
Executive Producer,
Host,
Writer
2022
100% 92% Wizards Executive Producer,
Creator
2020
No Score Yet 90% 3 Below: Tales of Arcadia Creator 2018-2019
85% 76% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elvis Goes There Guest 2019
No Score Yet 96% Trollhunters: Tales Of Arcadia Creator,
Executive Producer
2016-2018
83% 85% James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2017
79% 79% The Strain Executive Producer 2014-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vice Guide to Film Unknown (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2015
94% 91% It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Pappy McPoyle (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2010