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Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Guillermo del Toro is a filmmaker from Mexico whose movies mix horror, gothic storytelling, and fairy-tale imagery, and he is credited with helping pioneer dark fantasy on screen. Born in Guadalajara, he trained at the University of Guadalajara's film studies center and spent a decade as a special-effects make-up designer before directing his first feature, Cronos (1993). He has moved between Spanish-language projects such as The Devil's Backbone (2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and English-language ones including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004), Crimson Peak (2015), and Nightmare Alley (2021). The Shape of Water (2017) brought him the Academy Award for Best Director and won Best Picture. He created the Netflix horror anthology Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, co-wrote The Strain novels with Chuck Hogan, and made the animated Tales of Arcadia series.

62years old

Turns 63 on October 9in 333 days

Born October 9, 1964Guadalajara
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 32 years1993 to 2025

Genres

Documentary73%, 11 films
Animation20%, 3 films
Action13%, 2 films
Biography13%, 2 films
Horror13%, 2 films

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A first
Del Toro became the first Mexican director to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for The Shape of Water.
Behind the camera
Del Toro helped start the Guadalajara International Film Festival, and afterward he was one of the founders of the production company called the "Tequila Gang", alongside Alfonso Cuarón and others.

Guillermo del Toro movies on Netflix

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
Sangre del Toro2025IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster2021IMDb rating 7.6as Self - Interviewee
Clapboard Jungle2020IMDb rating 6.4as Himself
78/522017IMDb rating 7.3as Himself
Five Came Back2017IMDb rating 8.2as Himself
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster2013IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Extraordinary Tales2013IMDb rating 6.4as Narrator (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum') (voice)
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics2013IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy2013IMDb rating 7.9as Himself
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza2012IMDb rating 6.2as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope2011IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Puss in Boots2011IMDb rating 6.6as Moustache Man / Comandante (voice)
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown2008IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Cronos1993IMDb rating 6.7as Man Walking Dog

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Cronos1993 Fantasy, Horroras Man Walking Dog
IMDb rating 6.737K votes
Puss in Boots2011 Action, Adventure, Animationas Moustache Man / Comandantevoice
IMDb rating 6.6215K votes
Extraordinary Tales2013as Narrator (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')voice
IMDb rating 6.43.8K votes
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown2008as Himself
IMDb rating 7.12.3K votes
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics2013as Himself
IMDb rating 6.81.4K votes
Sangre del Toro2025as Himself
IMDb rating 7.0408 votes
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster2021as Self - Interviewee
IMDb rating 7.6508 votes
Clapboard Jungle2020as Himself
IMDb rating 6.4270 votes

Most often with

Laurent Bouzereau directed two of these films. Steven Spielberg appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Steven Spielberg

Christopher Lee

Ron Perlman

Thomas Jane

Peter Bogdanovich

Roger CormanLaurent BouzereauDirector, 2 films

Films together

Steven Spielberg3 films together, 2013 to 2025
Steven Spielberg's page
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Toro as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- Five Came Back2017IMDb rating 8.2Toro as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster2013IMDb rating 7.4Toro as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
Christopher Lee2 films together, 2013
Christopher Lee's page
- Extraordinary Tales2013IMDb rating 6.4Toro as Narrator (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')voiceLee as Narrator (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')voice
- Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics2013IMDb rating 6.8Toro as HimselfLee as Narratorvoice
Ron Perlman2 films together, 1993 to 2021
Ron Perlman's page
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster2021IMDb rating 7.6Toro as Self - IntervieweePerlman as Self - Interviewee
- Cronos1993IMDb rating 6.7Toro as Man Walking DogPerlman as Angel de la Guardia
Thomas Jane2 films together, 2011 to 2013
Thomas Jane's page
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster2013IMDb rating 7.4Toro as HimselfJane as Himself
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope2011IMDb rating 7.0Toro as HimselfJane as Himself
Peter Bogdanovich2 films together, 2017 to 2021
Peter Bogdanovich's page
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster2021IMDb rating 7.6Toro as Self - IntervieweeBogdanovich as Self - Interviewee
- 78/522017IMDb rating 7.3Toro as HimselfBogdanovich as Himself
Roger Corman2 films together, 2013 to 2021
Roger Corman's page
- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster2021IMDb rating 7.6Toro as Self - IntervieweeCorman as Self - Interviewee
- Extraordinary Tales2013IMDb rating 6.4Toro as Narrator (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')voiceCorman as Prince Prospero (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')voice
Laurent BouzereauDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2025
All films by Laurent Bouzereau
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Toro as Himself
- Five Came Back2017IMDb rating 8.2Toro as Himself
Also two films together6 more actors
- George LucasJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) and Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
- Daniel Giménez CachoEl Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza (2012) and Cronos (1993)
- Eli Roth78/52 (2017) and Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
- Zack SnyderNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013) and The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
- Michael UslanDrew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) and The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
- Paul DiniThe Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013) and Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 2007 to 2023, six of them major.

Guillermo del Toro's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
2023	Best Animated Feature	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	Won
2018	Best Director	The Shape of Water	Won
2018	Best Picture	The Shape of Water	Won
Golden Globes
2018	Best Director	The Shape of Water	Won
BAFTA
2018	Best Direction	The Shape of Water	Won
Venice Film Festival
2017	Golden Lion		Won
Other honors
2018	Time 100		Honored
2017	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director	The Shape of Water	Won
2017	Science Fiction Hall of Fame		Won
2016	Saturn Awards	Crimson Peak	Won
2007	Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form	Pan's Labyrinth	Won
2007	Nebula Award	Pan's Labyrinth	Won

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