A Yard of Jackals vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Yard of Jackals
The Devil's Backbone| A Yard of Jackals | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Diego Figueroa | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Néstor Cantillana, Pablo Schwarz, Blanca Lewin, Juan Cano, Consuelo Holzapfel | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
A Yard of Jackals
In the winter of 1978, under Chile’s dictatorship in Santiago, disabled architectural model maker Raúl Peralta leads a quiet life caring for his ailing mother. His routine is shattered by the arrival of new neighbors whose sinister activities seem to hide dark secrets.
The Devil's Backbone
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
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