3. The Shape of Water (2017)
When del Toro calls it a career, The Shape of Water will be the first movie people mention. And rightfully so. He won the Oscar for Best Director, the film won Best Picture, it was a towering achievement for genre filmmaking. The love story of a woman and her fish person is not just romantic and beautiful, it’s scary and exciting, just everything rolled into one. It’s a movie you never forget once you’ve seen it. And yet, Guillermo del Toro has made some amazing films…
