The Battery vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.1/10 for The Battery). The Battery is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2012). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Battery
The Devil's Backbone| The Battery | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jeremy Gardner | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardner, Adam Cronheim, Niels Bolle, Alana O'Brien | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
The Battery
In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball. And the batter in this case just happens to be a zombie. Tough Ben and gentle Mickey frequently disagree on the best way to go about the situation. Then they suddenly hear a human voice through their walkie-talkies. Is salvation…
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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