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Metascore
98 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 1242 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi López
  • Summary: Guillermo del Toro delivers a unique, richly-imagined epic with Pan's Labyrinth, a gothic fairy tale set against the postwar repression of Franco's Spain.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A brilliant work of the imagination capable of truly seizing and igniting our fantasies.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    One of the greatest of all fantasy films.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    Del Toro never coddles the audience. He means us to leave Pan's Labyrinth shaken to our souls. He succeeds.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 487 out of 611
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 611
  3. Negative: 77 out of 611
  1. Treblotski
    10
    Epic alternative view of the Spanish civil war - from the mind of a child driven basically psychotic by her environment. I love this friggin piece of art.… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. MattC.
    5
    This movie is highly overratd. It is dark and depressing. The violence is gratuitous and used as a blunt tool to contrast the innocence of the protagonist. This is a weak excuse for real human tension. The special effects are good, but there is little human triumph to speak of.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AnonymousMC
    3
    I thought this was unmitigated rubbish. It didn't say anything meaningful that I could discern. The 'real world' was just violence, violence, violence, with absolutely no exploration of the real and important politics behind what was happening. The fantasy world was silly, incoherent and without any sense of real magic.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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