Guillermo del Toro movies: What are the best Guillermo movies to watch?

When you think of legendary filmmakers, we hope that Guillermo del Toro is a name that appears in your mind first!

No matter what generation may find themselves watching this filmmaker’s classic, everyone is blown away by the mind of this creative. He can go from making a film that takes on a lively adventure to writing a horror that’ll leave us shaking in a matter of seconds. He’s a genius!

We’re not one to shy away from giving our favorites their roses sooner rather than later, which is why we’ve compiled a list of the very best—the crème de la crème—Guillermo del Toro films to date.

Best Guillermo del Toro movies

Of course, we have to start with one of the films that we believe put Guillermo del Toro on Hollywood’s radar — The Devil’s Backbone.

The 2001 title tells the story of a young boy who realizes that the truths that lie beneath his school may be more grisly than he could have ever imagined. Determined to uncover what exactly transpired that led to a ghost’s doomed fate, he sets out to put the missing pieces of the puzzle together. However, he soon finds out that he might have messed with something beyond anyone’s comprehension.

See the official trailer for the 2001 classic below.

If you loved watching this supernatural film (or if you simply never watched the title), you should head to HBO Max to stream every single second of The Devil’s Backbone. And once you finish watching this del Toro masterpiece, here are some of his other best films you should check out:

• Mimic (1997) – HBO Max | Amazon Prime Video | Apple TV+
• Hellboy (2004) – HBO Max | Amazon Prime Video | YouTube Movies
• Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – Starz | Amazon Prime Video | Apple TV+
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) – fuboTV | Amazon Prime Video | Apple TV+
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) – Amazon Prime Video | Hulu
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – Amazon Prime Video | HBO Max
• Pacific Rim (2013) – HBO Max | YouTube Movies | Apple TV+
• Crimson Peak (2015) – Netflix | YouTube Movies | Amazon Prime Video
• The Shape of Water (2017) – Amazon Prime Video | Vudu | Apple TV+
• Nightmare Alley (2021) – HBO Max | Apple TV+

As you might have guessed, this list can go on forever, as all of Guillermo del Toro’s films are must-watches. But we couldn’t end this piece without giving a shout-out to a movie that we think may soon become one of del Toro’s best movies to date.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is already garnering critical acclaim from all sectors of the world. Critics are calling it an “exquisitely crafted” piece that “breathes new life“, which would explain how the film was able to receive a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score with no issue.

See the official trailer for Pinocchio below.

Every project this legendary filmmaker put his hand in becomes gold. It’s safe to say Pinocchio, as well as every other film Guillermo del Toro makes, won’t be an exception!