I Saw the TV Glow vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.1/10 for I Saw the TV Glow). I Saw the TV Glow is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2024). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Saw the TV Glow
The Devil's Backbone| I Saw the TV Glow | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Jane Schoenbrun | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Danielle Deadwyler, Justice Smith, Michael C. Maronna, Jack Haven, Conner O'Malley | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
I Saw the TV Glow
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
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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