Pssst, want to check out Cronos in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 94 min.
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
- Rating *
- 6.7
- Votes *
- 18,507
- Checks
- 4,735
- Favs
- 187
- Dislikes
- 51
- Favs/checks
- 3.9% (1:25)
- Favs/dislikes
- 4:1
Top comments
-
Monteyn
neat movie. there is not a single thing that makes this production clumsy. well established rythm, a good scenario, del toro's cinema debut is a pretty little gem out there.
but 6.8 is not enough for this movie. rotten tomatoes results are better though. 12 years ago -
scronkey
Great film.
The larger budgets seen in Guillermo del Toro's more recent films do not deliver the justice he deserves, given the stamp this movie has in his back catalogue.
Great pace, sound, story and delivery - unique without feeling locked into the era it was made. 9 years 8 months ago -
Siskoid
Guillermo del Toro's first film, Cronos, is like a Warehouse 13 episode in which the agents never show up. It's also a neat little vampire movie that never uses the word and so, transcends the genre. It's about an antiques dealer who finds a device that gives the user immortality and how it affects his family (his wife and granddaughter). Obviously, there's an old millionaire who wants it for himself and who sends his American nephew, played with great humor by Ron Perlman, to acquire it. The film stands on its own, but may be most interesting to del Toro fans because it is practically the blueprint for all that is to come - the merging of the supernatural with religious themes, the quirky characters that elevate the material beyond the genre formula, the humanized monsters and monstrous humanity, and the threat to family. 10 years 3 months ago
Friends
Login to see which of your friends have seen this movie!In 6 official lists
-
This movie ranks #16 in Sector Cine's Best Mexican Films of All Time
Sector Cine's Best Mexic…
16 -
This movie ranks #39 in Ariel Award - Best Mexican Film
Ariel Award - Best Mexic…
39 -
This movie ranks #156 in TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
TSZDT's The 1,000 Greate…
156 -
This movie ranks #205 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
The Guardian's 1000 Film…
205 -
This movie ranks #310 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
Jennifer Eiss's 500 Esse…
310 -
This movie ranks #650 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
650