6. Hellboy (2004)
It’s still wild that two years after Spider-Man, and four years before The Dark Knight, a filmmaker as prolific and beloved as del Toro made his very own comic book adaptation with all the incredible creatures, make up, and visual effects that entails. He truly breathed life into the Mike Mignola-created character, offering a film that’s entertaining but also sad and dynamic. Watch Hellboy again. It’s better than you remember.
