Desperation vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.5/10 for Desperation). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 11m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2006). Both are drama, fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desperation
The Devil's Backbone| Desperation | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mick Garris | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Kelly Overton, Ron Perlman, Henry Thomas, Alain Uy, Sammi Hanratty | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
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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