Hellboy

About Hellboy

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".

Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy is a 2004 fantasy film. Ron Perlman takes the lead as Hellboy, Selma Blair as Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman, Doug Jones as Abraham 'Abe' Sapien, and John Hurt as Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm.

It runs 122 minutes and was released in April 2004. Written by Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola. It was produced by Lawrence Gordon Productions and Revolution Studios. The story is adapted from a comic.

Shelv files it under occult, apocalypse, steampunk, and sacrifice. It scores 6.7 out of 10 from 7,647 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Constantine, Black Adam, and Hellraiser make useful companions to Hellboy, all filed under demon and superhero.