Malpertuis vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Malpertuis). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 5m. Malpertuis is the older of the two (1972 against 2001). Both are drama, fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Malpertuis
The Devil's Backbone| Malpertuis | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Harry Kümel | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Pilon, Mathieu Carrière, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Bouquet | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Malpertuis
A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
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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