At the Place of Ghosts vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6/10 for At the Place of Ghosts). At the Place of Ghosts is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2026). Both are fantasy, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
At the Place of Ghosts
The Devil's Backbone| At the Place of Ghosts | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Bretten Hannam | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Forrest Goodluck, Glen Gould, Alexander Nunez, David Rossetti, Brandon Oakes | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
At the Place of Ghosts
Haunted by the past, siblings Mise’l and Antle are destined to reunite and join forces against a dark spirit that emerges from their shared childhood. Once inseparable, their fractured relationship set by years of silence and a violent episode rooted in homophobia, is tested as they must return to Sk+te’kmujue’kati (the Place of Ghosts) a forest steeped in ancestral memory where time bends. What initiates from trauma soon transforms into an…
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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