Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director internationally recognized for presenting films with dark themes. See which are his best films written and directed by him according to IMDb.
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The director began his career making short films in the eighties and until the beginning of the nineties, he decided to venture into the seventh art formally with feature films.
These are the films written and directed by Guillermo del Toro
Cronos (1993): This film is the first written and directed by del Toro where he mixes the horror and fantasy characteristic of the Mexican; The film revolves around a golden artifact in the shape of a scarab that is capable of granting eternal life to whoever possesses it. The film was strongly recognized internationally.
Mimic (1997): This film is Guillermo’s second work and mixes science fiction with horror for the first time. The story revolves around an epidemic that affects children and to eliminate the problem, they decide to create a genetically modified insect that would later represent a major setback. The film was acclaimed by Stephen King himself.
The Devil’s Backbone (2001): It is a dramatic and gothic horror film; set in 1939, in Spain and the story revolves around the ghost of a boy haunting the residents of a hospital operated by the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
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Blade II (2002): Although many don’t remember it, the sequel to the 1998 hit Blade was directed by Guillermo del Toro and follows the adventures of Marvel’s half-vampire, half-human antihero.
Hellboy and Helboy II (2004): Written and directed by the man from Guadalajara, the story mixes excessive fantasy with horror and science fiction; The story follows the journey of a demon-like entity from World War II to the present day.
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006): This film won three Oscars and more than 50 awards around the world. The film mixes fantasy and horror organically and according to the director, this is his favorite work.
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Titans of the Pacific (2013): Again written and directed by del Toro, the film delves into the world of science fiction and at the same time pays tribute to Japanese culture in terms of sci-fi. The film focuses on a world where giant monsters created by aliens harass the inhabitants of Earth and the human race uses giant robots managed with neural links to defend themselves.
The Scarlet Summit (2015): Written and directed by the Mexican, the story mixes gothic horror with suspense.
The Shape of Water (2017): Again made entirely by del Toro, the film mixes science fiction with suspense and the story revolves around a monster who “falls in love” with a worker at the Area 51 facilities in the early 1960s.
The Alley of Lost Souls (2021): It is a gothic horror and suspense film based on a 1946 novel with the same name.
Pinocchio (2022): Directed by Guillermo del Toro, this film follows the adventures of the Italian puppet that with its distinctive dark touch, the Mexican director manages to give it personality with a change in the classic story created by Carlo Collodi in 1881. The film won the Oscar for Best Animated Film.