Riding the Bullet vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.1/10 for Riding the Bullet). Riding the Bullet is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2004). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Riding the Bullet
The Devil's Backbone| Riding the Bullet | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Mick Garris | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Erika Christensen, David Arquette, Nicky Katt, Barbara Hershey, Matt Frewer | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Riding the Bullet
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
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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