Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.

Thirteen films across Criterion, Arrow, Warner, Second Sight, and Kino Lorber, with del Toro personally supervising color timing on several releases. Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio are both S-Tier. Four more of his films were announced for 4K in 2025 including Mimic from Kino and Blade II, and he's hands-on with every restoration.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio(2022)

7.6

dir. Mark Gustafson, Guillermo del Toro

S-Tier

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.

Nightmare Alley(2021)

7.0

dir. Guillermo del Toro

S-Tier

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Del Toro's noir with Bradley Cooper. The Criterion release includes the director's extended cut completely remastered in black and white with Dolby Vision, which del Toro considers the definitive version. The B&W version is what makes this 4K special.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Crimson Peak(2015)

6.7

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Del Toro's Gothic romance with Jessica Chastain. Arrow loaded it with extras.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Cronos(1993)

6.7

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

A-Tier BFI 4K. Del Toro's debut. The BFI disc is the UK option.

BFI

Frankenstein(2025)

7.7

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier Announced

A-Tier Universal Pictures 4K. Coming 2026 through Criterion.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Hellboy(2004)

6.9

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

A-Tier 4K. Del Toro's practical creature effects and Hellboy's red skin tone work well in HDR. Gets mentioned alongside Pacific Rim as a demo disc pick.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008)

7.0

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

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.

Pacific Rim(2013)

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

Warner 4K from 2016 that collectors call one of the first truly impressive HDR demo discs. The Jaeger-Kaiju fights at night in the rain are reference material for testing a display's black levels and color volume. The Dolby Atmos mix is equally aggressive. Shot digitally at 5K but capped by a 2K DI.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

The Devil's Backbone(2001)

7.4

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier Announced

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Shape of Water(2017)

7.2

dir. Guillermo del Toro

A-Tier

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

7.8

dir. Guillermo del Toro

C-Tier

C-Tier Warner Bros. 4K, but the Criterion Blu-ray is widely considered the better transfer because del Toro approved a new color grade for it. The 4K Warner release went back to an older color grade similar to the original Blu-ray. At $10 USD on sale at Best Buy, it's cheap enough to try both and decide for yourself.

Warner Bros.

Blade II(2002)

dir. Guillermo del Toro

Announced

Del Toro announced 4K releases for four of his films and Blade II was the one that got the biggest reaction. No release date yet, but the announcement alone had people excited. Wesley Snipes in del Toro's vampire sequel with Ron Perlman and Norman Reedus.

Mimic(1997)

dir. Guillermo del Toro

Announced

Kino Lorber 4K arriving in early 2026 after a delay that had collectors asking "what happened to the Mimic 4K release?" Del Toro personally supervised the color timing. His director's cut is the version to watch, and this will be the first time it's been available in 4K.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray