Released in 2006, Le Labyrinthe de Pan is widely considered Guillermo del Toro's magnum opus . Set in 1944 Francoist Spain, the film follows a young girl named Ofelia who is caught between two equally terrifying worlds: the fascist military outpost governed by her sadistic stepfather, Captain Vidal, and a mysterious subterranean realm where she must complete three trials to reclaim her throne as a long-lost princess.
Le Labyrinthe de Pan a reçu des critiques globalement positives de la part des spécialistes, qui ont loué son esthétique visuelle unique, son scénario bien ficelé et la qualité de la distribution. Le film a également connu un succès commercial, rapportant plus de 160 millions de dollars de recettes mondiales.