In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →The film doesn't pretend to be about anything other than action — and that's an honest position. The director constructs scenes with a feel for space, pace, and rhythm.
If you love the genre — this is a solid specimen. If you're indifferent to action — there's nothing extraordinary here to convert you.
Good choice for group viewing when you want to watch rather than think.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: Big screen, decent sound. This is cinema that should sound loud and fill the room.
Ron Perlman
Hellboy
Selma Blair
Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman
Doug Jones
Abraham 'Abe' Sapien
John Hurt
Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Rupert Evans
John Myers
Jeffrey Tambor
Tom Manning
Ladislav Beran
Karl Ruprecht Kroenen
Bridget Hodson
Ilsa Haupstein
Karel Roden
Grigori Rasputin
Brian Steele
Sammael
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