Don't Leave the Kids Alone vs The Devil's Backbone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.3/10 for The Devil's Backbone). Don't Leave the Kids Alone is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2026). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
The Devil's Backbone| Don't Leave the Kids Alone | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Mexico | Spain |
| Director | Emilio Portes | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Ana Serradilla, Juan Pablo Velasco, Ricardo Galina, Jesús Zavala, José Sefami | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
A mother moves into a new house with her two children. One night she must leave the siblings home alone. What begins as a blast of carefree play soon turns into a claustrophobic horror story.
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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