Dawning vs The Devil's Backbone
Dawning has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Devil's Backbone). The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dawning
The Devil's Backbone| Dawning | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | – | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrik Syversen | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Silje Storstein, Thorbjørn Harr, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Marte Magnusdotter Solem | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Dawning
Three sisters who have withdrawn to their family’s vacation home in the wake of the youngest sister’s second suicide attempt. When news reaches them that their abusive mother has passed, the two elder sisters decide not to tell the youngest, to spare her the burden. Things begin to unravel when a mysterious man shows up on the property
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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