Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
94%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
109 wins & 115 nominations total
Pan’s Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable.
Pan’s Labyrinth is a movie that will take you on a journey through a magical world filled with wonder and terror. The story is both beautiful and horrifying, and the creature effects are superbly handled. Guillermo Del Toro’s unique imagination is on full display, and it’s truly astounding to watch his mind come to life on screen. While some critics may have found the film less than perfect, I found it to be a masterpiece that blends magical worlds and fairy tales with grim, real-world evilness. It’s a must-see for anyone who loves fantasy and adventure, and it will leave you spellbound long after the credits roll.
Production Company(ies)
Tequila Gang Estudios Picasso Esperanto Filmoj
Distributor
Picturehouse
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
El Espinar, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for graphic violence and some language
Year of Release
2007
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 0m
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Language(s):Spanish
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Country of origin:Mexico
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 29, 2006 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2007
Genre(s)
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $83,862,032
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $120,138,055
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 937
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 13,101,206
US/Canada gross: $37,646,380
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $53,930,996
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,037
US/Canada opening weekend: $568,641
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $814,617
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,301
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $19,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $27,218,790
Production budget ranking: 1,208
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $14,657,318
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $78,261,947
ROI to date (est.): 187%
ROI ranking: 660
Maribel Verdú – Mercedes
Ivana Baquero – Ofelia
Álex Angulo – Doctor
Doug Jones – Pan, Pale Man
Ariadna Gil – Carmen
Director(s)
Guillermo del Toro
Writer(s)
Guillermo del Toro
Producer(s)
Alfonso Cuarón, Bertha Navarro, Guillermo del Toro, Frida Torresblanco
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
109 wins & 115 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Art Direction Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Makeup Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (241) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (229) | Rotten (12)
Bewitchingly bonkers.
November 12, 2014
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s so audacious and so technically accomplished, and arrives here garlanded with so many radiant superlatives, that I wish I liked it more.
November 12, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
The story is a compelling and deeply involving one, and the film is both beautiful, exciting, and sometimes horrifying. The creature effects are superbly handled.
November 12, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
It’s less of a labyrinth than a forest path, one that takes you through wonderful scenery but doesn’t lead anywhere.
November 12, 2014
Nicholas Barber
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
We are never allowed to get truly lost in Pan’s Labyrinth. The fantasy sequences are fetching when they should be intoxicating, while the scenes above ground are largely prosaic.
November 12, 2014
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
Watching the unique explosions of Guillermo del Toro’s mind realise themselves on screen is truly astounding.
November 12, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
Helen Cowley
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
The script is undoubtedly better than the movie. Majestic production design in what remains as one of the fantasy classics. Del Toro’s eternal beginnings. [Full review in Spanish]
June 16, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
Del Toro’s finest work to date, beautifully blends magical worlds and fairy tales with grim, real-world evilness. The results are profound and moving. [Full review in Spanish]
June 13, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Fico Cangiano
CineXpress Podcast
Guillermo Del Toro returns fairy tales back to their deathly origins.
March 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Pan’s Labyrinth proved that del Toro’s most intimate and imaginative stories are also his most resonant and beautiful…
April 14, 2021
Jim Rohner
Battleship Pretension
Insert list of superlatives here – I just love this film so so so so much.
December 12, 2020
Charlotte Harrison
Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies
It’s rare to see a production of such breathtaking magnitude, with an absolutely singular vision and spellbinding fantasy components.
November 21, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
In 1944 Falangist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she’s a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Doug Jones plays both Pan and the Pale Man in the film, and had to undergo extensive makeup and prosthetics for both roles.
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