Take Shelter vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7/10 for Take Shelter). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h . The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2011). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Take Shelter
The Devil's Backbone| Take Shelter | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Jeff Nichols | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, Ray McKinnon | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
Take Shelter
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
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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