Backwood Madness vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 2.5/10 for Backwood Madness). Backwood Madness is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backwood Madness
The Devil's Backbone| Backwood Madness | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 2.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Ari Savonen | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Sami Huhtala, Toni Kandelin, Jari Manninen, Aleksanteri Jaakkola, Jarmo Koski | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Backwood Madness
The war amongst men had an influence on the beings of the forest. Now the beings demand revenge. Balance between men and the forest has been broken.
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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