Possum vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Possum). Possum is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2018). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Possum
The Devil's Backbone| Possum | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matthew Holness | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe, Ryan Enever, Charlie Eales | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Possum
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
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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