Candyman vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Candyman). Candyman is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. Candyman is the older of the two (1992 against 2001). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Candyman
The Devil's Backbone| Candyman | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bernard Rose | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Virginia Madsen, Vanessa Williams, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Carolyn Lowery | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Candyman
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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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