Citadel vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.3/10 for Citadel). Citadel is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2012). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Citadel
The Devil's Backbone| Citadel | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ciarán Foy | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Aneurin Barnard, Wunmi Mosaku, James Cosmo, Ian Hanmore, Amy Shiels | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Citadel
Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - the abandoned tower block, known as the Citadel.
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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