Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

2006 R 118 Minutes

Fantasy | Drama | War

Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know...

Overall Rating

9 / 10
Verdict: Great
  • WHAT I LIKED: 'Pan's Labirynth,' is Guillermo Del Toro's most infamous piece of work, and it's not hard to see why as he goes full adult fairytale here, and the result is something truly magical. Yes dealing with some properly difficult subject ma... Read the full review »
  • BarneyNuttall

    BarneyNuttall

    9 / 10
    Del Toro manages to blend together fantasy and historical drama in this twisted fairytale. The film reminded me of family films such as the Narnia series or The Spiderwick Chronicles which always alluded to a darkness without ever actually showing... Read the full review »
  • TheMovieDiorama

    TheMovieDiorama

    10 / 10
    Pan’s Labyrinth exquisitely navigates a ruined maze of dark fantasies to escape a sorrowful grim reality. Francoist Spain, 1944. Five years after the Spanish Civil War, a dictatorship controls the meandering roads and bustling cities. The politi... Read the full review »
  • SceneItReviews

    SceneItReviews

    10 / 10
    Pan's labyrinth sees reality doing battle with fantasy, the two dark realms spilling into one other until they each become symbols and parables for one another. Locked in between these two worlds is Ofelia, a little girl pure of soul, oppressed by... Read the full review »