Swallow vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Swallow). Swallow is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2020). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Swallow
The Devil's Backbone| Swallow | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Carlo Mirabella-Davis | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Marvel, Zabryna Guevara, Nicole Kang, Austin Stowell, Haley Bennett | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Swallow
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
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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