Hellboy II: The Golden Army

"Believe it or not... He's the good guy."

2008 2h 0m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 5,775

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Synopsis

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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.

“Believe it or not... He's the good guy.”

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Cast

Ron Perlman
Hellboy
Selma Blair
Liz Sherman
Doug Jones
Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
John Alexander
Johann Krauss / Bethmoora Goblin
Seth MacFarlane
Johann Krauss (voice)
Luke Goss
Prince Nuada
Anna Walton
Princess Nuala
Jeffrey Tambor
Tom Manning

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Guillermo del Toro
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United States of America, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hellboy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guillermo del Toro, shot by Guillermo Navarro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bernat Vilaplana shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ron Perlman and Selma Blair and Doug Jones carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Guillermo del Toro directs. Guillermo Navarro behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. Bernat Vilaplana cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: United States of America, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Hellboy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Guillermo del Toro, shot by Guillermo Navarro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Bernat Vilaplana shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ron Perlman and Selma Blair and Doug Jones carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Believe it or not... He's the good guy.".
10IMDB entry: tt0411477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "rebellion", "superhero", "auction", "northern ireland".
12Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Original score: Danny Elfman
Editing: Bernat Vilaplana
Production design: Stephen Scott
Costume design: Sammy Sheldon
Makeup / hair: Chris Lyons
VFX supervisor: Michael J. Wassel
Sound: Bryan Bowen
Stunt coordinator: Domonkos Párdányi
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $85,000,000
Box office: $160,388,063
Return: 189% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Part of

Hellboy Collection

The character Hellboy is a demon who fights for the U.S. government and himself against dark forces including Nazis and Baba Yaga, in a series of tales that have their roots in folklore, pulp magazines, vintage adventure, and horror fiction. This collection includes the theatrical release films.

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Gimly2018-10-05
★ 8/10
As keen as I am for the new Neil Marshall directed Hellboy reboot, I do still wish we had gotten to see a Golden Army sequel to wrap up Ron Perlman's trilogy. Here director Guillermo del Toro lets loose all bars on his fantasy elements, stacking the movie with elves, trolls, even tooth fairies, making for a less grim, but still very good Hellboy sequel. Not to mention it features personal favourite Luke Goss in what is probably his best role to date. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.
daniel_carr2026-02-28
★ 6/10
I am a huge sci-fi fantasy fan and I really loved the first Hellboy but I don't know something was off about this one. Like someone watched Lord of The Rings and thought I can do that! The character development felt weak as well not well thought out like the first one but it was nice to hear a familiar voice after watching Star Trek Discovery!
PhiloCharm2026-09-27
★ 8/10
I really love Guillermo del Toro's Movies. This one is a really good sequel to the first Hellboy and definitely worth to see! Sadly this ist the last one with this Cast so we will never know what Toro planned with the open End :(