Masque of the Red Death vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 4.8/10 for Masque of the Red Death). Masque of the Red Death is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 48m. Masque of the Red Death is the older of the two (1989 against 2001). Both are drama, fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Masque of the Red Death
The Devil's Backbone| Masque of the Red Death | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Larry Brand | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Adrian Paul, Tracy Reiner, Marcelo Tubert, Patrick Macnee, Maria Ford | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Masque of the Red Death
With a deadly plague ravaging his Renaissance kingdom, Prince Prospero invites his friends to retire to the protection of his castle for ongoing revels, leaving the peasantry to die. But fate is not so easily escaped by the debauched nobility.
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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