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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

PG-13

Released Jul 11, 2008

2h 0m

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Hellboy (Ron Perlman), his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz (Selma Blair), and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), face their biggest battle when an underworld prince (Luke Goss) plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

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Critics Consensus

Guillermo del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

This, like the first Hellboy, is del Toro on holiday in Hollywood, having as much fun as he can without totally compromising his considerable powers of invention.

Dec 8, 2014

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Hellboy II is fabulously imaginative, visually sumptuous and dramatically complex; what's more, it's very funny and engaging.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2014

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Jonathan Romney

Independent (UK)

The film's exuberance, and the sense that it's all one big gimmick-packed action toy, give Hellboy II: The Golden Army a refreshing cinematic purity.

Dec 8, 2014

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

Full of imaginative creatures and settings, Del Toro lets loose on this fun sequel that improves what came before. Ron Perlman is perfect as the cocky hero with a heart. [Full review in Spanish}

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 30, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

There's still too much posing for the camera, but the introduction of dozens of new fantastical deviations drowns out the typical overdose of heroic photo stances.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The rarest of sequels that is actually better than its predecessor.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 10, 2020

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Daniel C. M

Although the film suffers from a contrived and, quite frankly, clichê script and plot, Hellboy II is a eye-catching spectacle that greatly benefits from Master Del Toro's visionary direction that features great humor, lovable characters and respectable world building.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Jorge R

This has to be my favorite Hellboy movie! The Golden Army is Awesome, Funny and Visually Outstanding. A Masterpiece From Guillermo del Toro. 🤩

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Chris J

A good film. Only thing I found to let it down was Luke Goss’ underwhelming and unconvincing Prince, it was like he couldn’t be arsed. Really poor.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Amir S

A masterpiece - at least in my opinion, not as good as the first - but still really good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Kevin P

A very imaginative sequel with amazing visuals and world design with some solid continuation of Hellboy’s charming banter and character growth.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Phil B

One of my favourite movies of all time everything a hellboy movie should be a d fantastic acting aswell still don't understand why we never got a hellboy 3

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Official Clip - Prince Nuada vs. Hellboy

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Synopsis

Hellboy (Ron Perlman), his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz (Selma Blair), and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), face their biggest battle when an underworld prince (Luke Goss) plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson
Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sci-Fi Action|Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.8M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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