Down a Dark Hall vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.6/10 for Down a Dark Hall). Down a Dark Hall is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2018). Both are drama, fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Down a Dark Hall
The Devil's Backbone| Down a Dark Hall | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rodrigo Cortés | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Taylor Russell, Pip Torrens, Jodhi May, AnnaSophia Robb, Uma Thurman | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Down a Dark Hall
Kit, a troubled girl, is sent to the exclusive Blackwood boarding school, where she discovers that only four other female students have been admitted to learn the four pillars of knowledge under the ominous wing of the mysterious headmistress Madame Duret.
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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