The Advent Calendar vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.7/10 for The Advent Calendar). The Advent Calendar is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2021). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Advent Calendar
The Devil's Backbone| The Advent Calendar | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Belgium | Spain |
| Director | Patrick Ridremont | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Fabio Zenoni, Jérôme Paquatte, Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
The Advent Calendar
Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad... Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of the calendar or walking again… even if it causes death around 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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