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Cronos
Directed by
Guillermo del Toro
R
1993
1h 34m
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6.7
88%
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A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
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Cast of Cronos
Federico Luppi
Jesus Gris
Ron Perlman
Angel de la Guardia
Claudio Brook
De la Guardia
Margarita Isabel
Mercedes
Tamara Shanath
Aurora
Mario Iván Martínez
Alchemist
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Tito
Farnesio de Bernal
Manuelito
Juan Carlos Colombo
Funeral Director
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Narrator (voice)
Javier Álvarez
Bleeding Man
Gerardo Moscoso
Drunk
Eugenio Lobo
Stoned Man
Laurencio Cordero
Watchman
Guillermo del Toro
Man Walking Dog (uncredited) / Director / Writer
Francisco 'Napo' Sanchez
Mimo
Luis de Icaza
Tango Student
Arthur Gorson
Producer
Bertha Navarro
Producer
Cronos Ratings & Reviews
Burnharm
June 20, 2025
Cronos is an impressive directorial debut from Guillermo del Toro that showcases his unique vision and flair for the macabre. Despite its modest budget, the film crafts a rich, haunting atmosphere with striking visuals and a compelling blend of horror and melancholy. Federico Luppi and Ron Perlman deliver standout performances, bringing depth and nuance to their roles. While the story hints at an even greater potential with more resources, Cronos remains a remarkable and original take on the vampire mythos, and a strong foundation for del Toro’s future work.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Guillermo del Toro's feature debut is an arch twist on the vampire tale.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Cronos surprises with its sophisticated and spirited look at a tale straight from the crypt.
Chicago Tribune
Achy Obejas
While the film's first half entices with its secrets, the second half falls into a predictable narrative that refuses to even suggest possibilities.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Christopher Lloyd
A low-budget horror/fantasy with some rough edges, Cronos reveals the dark genius of Guillermo del Toro's fecund mind.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Del Toro conjures up a delightfully potent atmosphere and motion for it, born no doubt of a real appreciation for such things.
Slant Magazine
Glenn Heath Jr.
Guillermo del Toro says, "Cronos is an exploded view of my brain."
Bright Lights Film Journal
Matthew Sorrento
The truly child-bound perspectives of The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth are still to come, though Aurora has flights of del Torian wonder.
IGN DVD
R.L. Shaffer
A beautifully creepy, hypnotic horror-thriller that paints a vivid picture of why del Toro is such a beloved, wonderfully haunting filmmaker today.
KPBS.org
Beth Accomando
He also makes the refreshing choice of having the monster be all too human and fragile... Cronos is a stylish and innovative take on the familiar vampire movie.
TV Guide
Cronos, at $2 million, was one of Mexico's most expensive motion pictures ever, the cost reflected not so much by epic scope and visuals as in polished production values and careful design.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
You have to admire the style, sincerity, and overall sense of craft even if you don't fancy the comic-book gore.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
With this stylish horor film, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro makes a splashy feature debut that impresses narratively as well as technically.
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
Del Toro's first mini-masterpiece.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
A very stylish and sophisticated Mexican variation on some age-old themes.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Cronos is not really about plot. It is about character.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
It's genuinely disquieting. Which is all you really need.
Washington Post
Richard Harrington
It's also an amazingly assured feature debut for the 29-year-old del Toro, who is both its writer and director.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
An enormously enjoyable gothic yarn from Mexico.
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