Southbound vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Southbound). Southbound is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2015). Both are fantasy, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Southbound
The Devil's Backbone| Southbound | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Chad Villella, David Bruckner | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Kate Beahan, Larry Fessenden, Hassie Harrison, Maria Olsen, Dana Gould | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Southbound
The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.
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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