Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (
2022) | IMDb:
7.6
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
Starring:
Gregory Mann
,
Ewan McGregor
,
David Bradley
,
Christoph Waltz
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Ron Perlman
Nightmare Alley (
2021) | IMDb:
7
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Starring:
Bradley Cooper
,
Rooney Mara
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Toni Collette
,
Richard Jenkins
,
Willem Dafoe
Directed by:
Guillermo del Toro
Crimson Peak (
2015) | IMDb:
6.5
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
Starring:
Mia Wasikowska
,
Jessica Chastain
,
Tom Hiddleston
,
Charlie Hunnam
,
Jim Beaver
,
Burn Gorman
Pacific Rim (
2013) | IMDb:
6.9
Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Starring:
Charlie Hunnam
,
Rinko Kikuchi
,
Idris Elba
,
Max Martini
,
Clifton Collins Jr.
,
Ron Perlman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (
2008) | IMDb:
7
Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.
Hellboy (
2004) | IMDb:
6.8
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.
Blade II (
2002) | IMDb:
6.7
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community - The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Blade is asked by the Vampire Nation for his help in preventing a nightmare plague that would wipe out both humans and vampires.
Starring:
Wesley Snipes
,
Kris Kristofferson
,
Ron Perlman
,
Leonor Varela
,
Norman Reedus
,
Thomas Kretschmann
Mimic (
1997) | IMDb:
6
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
Starring:
Mira Sorvino
,
Jeremy Northam
,
Alexander Goodwin
,
Josh Brolin
,
Alix Koromzay
,
Giancarlo Giannini