Guillermo del Toro
Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- October 9, 1964 · Guadalajara
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, novelist, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
2017 · United States / Mexico · thriller, fantasy, drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 2017 · Venice Golden Lion winner 2017 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2018 #3
2.775 citations - 2
2006 · Mexico / Spain · fantasy, drama, war
Ebert's annual top 10 2006 #1 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2007 #10 · Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #15
1.808 citations - 3
2021 · United States / Mexico · thriller, drama, horror
Oscar Best Picture nominee 2021 · Criterion Collection spine #1286
0.612 citations - 4The Devil's BackboneEl espinazo del diablo
2001 · Spain / Mexico · horror, fantasy, drama
Sarris's annual top 10 2001 #2 · Criterion Collection spine #666 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.593 citations - 5
1992 · Mexico · horror, fantasy, mystery
Criterion Collection spine #551 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.272 citations - 6Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioPinocchio
2022 · United States / Mexico / France · fantasy, musical, animation
Criterion Collection spine #1201
0.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1985Doña Lupe
- 1987Geometria
- 1992Cronos
- 1997Mimic
- 2001The Devil's Backbone
- 2002Blade II
- 2004Hellboy
- 2006Pan's Labyrinth
- 2008Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- 2013Pacific Rim
- 2015Crimson Peak
- 2017The Shape of Water
- 2021Nightmare Alley
- 2022Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- 2025Frankenstein