Desecration vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 4.3/10 for Desecration). Desecration is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 48m. Desecration is the older of the two (1999 against 2001). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desecration
The Devil's Backbone| Desecration | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.3/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dante Tomaselli | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Irma St. Paule, Christie Sanford, Danny Lopes, Salvatore Paul Piro, Vincent Lamberti | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Desecration
Sixteen year-old Bobby is emotionally damaged by his mother's early death. He accidentally causes a nun's death, unleashing a chain of supernatural events that lead him into the pits of Hell.
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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