Pan's Labyrinth
Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine.
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather.Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom.To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $83M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How Pan's Labyrinth actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Pan's Labyrinth appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #238
Placed at #238 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
7 wins · 7 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1 win
- WinnerCentral Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Ignotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
1 win
- WinnerIgnotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best International Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Pan's Labyrinth returned 4.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $83M
- Release date
- Oct 11, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Spain, Mexico
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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