Audition vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Audition). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 55m. Audition is the older of the two (2000 against 2001). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Audition
The Devil's Backbone| Audition | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Audition
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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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