Shadow of the Vampire vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Shadow of the Vampire). Shadow of the Vampire is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 48m. Shadow of the Vampire is the older of the two (2000 against 2001). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shadow of the Vampire
The Devil's Backbone| Shadow of the Vampire | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | E. Elias Merhige | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, John Malkovich, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Shadow of the Vampire
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
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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