Stigmata vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.3/10 for Stigmata). Stigmata is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 48m. Stigmata is the older of the two (1999 against 2001). Both are fantasy, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Stigmata
The Devil's Backbone| Stigmata | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rupert Wainwright | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Jonathan Pryce, Enrico Colantoni, Shaun Toub, Patricia Arquette, Rade Šerbedžija | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Stigmata
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
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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