Doctor Sleep vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Doctor Sleep). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 32m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2019). Both are fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Doctor Sleep
The Devil's Backbone| Doctor Sleep | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h 32m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Spain |
| Director | Mike Flanagan | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, Zackary Momoh, Emily Alyn Lind, Zahn McClarnon | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Doctor Sleep
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
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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