In the 1940s, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin, who has used his occult powers to summon up a demon from the depths of Hell. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom. Under Broom's care, Hellboy develops the desire to do good. Sixty years later he takes action as part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapian, an aquatic humanoid with the power of telepathy. Hellboy finds himself facing the powerful Rasputin determined to bring the demon back to the forces of darkness.

Based on the Dark Horse comic created by Mike Mignola. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: Branching DVD comics drawn by Mike Mignola; Right hand of doom set visits; storyboards track ; Cast audio commentary with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans and Jeffrey Tambor; Creator audio commentary with director Guillermo del Toro and co-executive producer Mike Mignola; DVD-Rom: director's notebook, printable original screenplay, script supervisor's book. Wide screen (1.85:1).