Spell vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Spell). Spell is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2020). Both are fantasy, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Spell
The Devil's Backbone| Spell | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Tonderai | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley, André Jacobs, Peter Butler | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Spell
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
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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