Half Light vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6/10 for Half Light). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 50m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2006). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Half Light
The Devil's Backbone| Half Light | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Craig Rosenberg | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Henry Ian Cusick, Demi Moore, James Cosmo, Hans Matheson, Nicholas Gleaves | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Half Light
Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to…
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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