Bringing Out the Dead vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Bringing Out the Dead). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 1m. Bringing Out the Dead is the older of the two (1999 against 2001). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bringing Out the Dead
The Devil's Backbone| Bringing Out the Dead | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Spain |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames, Sonja Sohn, John Goodman, Nicolas Cage | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Bringing Out the Dead
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
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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