In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
nazi
sacrifice
superhero
paranormal phenomena
black magic
adoptive father
based on comic
steampunk
narration from grave
apocalypse
demon
supernatural creature
monolith
occult
super strength
father figure
reanimated corpse
duringcreditsstinger
other dimension
lovecraftian
psychic powers
pyrokinesis
Rank
#79 in 2004·#3584 overall
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Cast
Ron Perlman
Hellboy
Selma Blair
Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
Doug Jones
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
John Hurt
Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Rupert Evans
John Myers
Jeffrey Tambor
Tom Manning
Ladislav Beran
Karl Ruprecht Kroenen
Bridget Hodson
Ilsa Haupstein
Karel Roden
Grigori Rasputin
Brian Steele
Sammael
Corey Johnson
Agent Clay
Kevin Trainor
Young 'Broom'
Crew
Mike Mignola
Creator
Guillermo del Toro
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay
Mike Mignola
Writer
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Guillermo Navarro
Director of Photography
Mike Richardson
Producer
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Wendy Partridge
Costume Design
Mike Mignola
Co-Executive Producer
Mike Mignola
Comic Book
Popular Reviews
1890 reviews
vi
7.0★ · 09/04/17
you're telling me they couldn't have given him a better name than hellboy
you're telling me they couldn't have given him a better name than hellboy
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Viv
7.0★ · 07/07/26
Why is this like really good
Why is this like really good
Hannah P
7.0★ · 06/19/26
One of the best action romance movies of all time
One of the best action romance movies of all time
Deathtoad03
9.2★ · 03/01/26
The strength of this movie really comes from its usage of practical effects and set design. It feels very immersive in a way that would be lost if they relied on cgi like most films do. The Guillermo del toro touch made this film really special.
The strength of this movie really comes from its usage of practical effects and set design. It feels very immersive in a way that would be lost if they relied on cgi like most films do. The Guillermo del toro touch made this film really special.
Deathtoad03
9.2★ · 03/01/26
The strength of this movie really comes from its usage of practical effects and set design. It feels very immersive in a way that would be lost if they relied on cgi like most films do. The Guillermo del toro touch made this film really special.
The strength of this movie really comes from its usage of practical effects and set design. It feels very immersive in a way that would be lost if they relied on cgi like most films do. The Guillermo del toro touch made this film really special.