Shrew's Nest vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.9/10 for Shrew's Nest). Shrew's Nest is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2014). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shrew's Nest
The Devil's Backbone| Shrew's Nest | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Esteban Roel, Juanfer Andrés | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Hugo Silva, Luis Tosar, Mariam Torres, Tomás del Estal, Gracia Olayo | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Shrew's Nest
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.
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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