Deathwatch vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.7/10 for Deathwatch). Deathwatch is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2002). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Deathwatch
The Devil's Backbone| Deathwatch | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller, War | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | MJ Bassett | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Matthew Rhys, Hugo Speer, Torben Liebrecht, Hugh O'Conor, Jamie Bell | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Deathwatch
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon…
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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