Movies like Pan's Labyrinth

Key Features:: Fairy tale, Fantasy world, Escapism, Civil war, Magical realism, Orphan, Coming-of-age, Loss of innocence, Labyrinth, Surrealism, Political allegory, World War II, Spain, Violence-moderate, Sacrifice, Imagination, Pregnancy
Tone:: serious, poetic, stylized
Target Audience:: Fantasy enthusiasts, Art house aficionados, Mature audiences, World cinema fans
Emotional Arc:: Wonder → Dread → Bittersweetness

Pan's Labyrinth

2006-10-11

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.

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, War

Cast

Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones, Álex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Manolo Solo, César Vea, Ivan Massagué

Crew

Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo del Toro

Rating

★7.757(11117 votes)