Shell vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 4.9/10 for Shell). Shell is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shell
The Devil's Backbone| Shell | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Max Minghella | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Moss, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lionel Boyce, Kate Hudson, Spencer Neville | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Shell
Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon—only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.
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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