The Beast Within vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.7/10 for The Beast Within). The Beast Within is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2024). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Beast Within
The Devil's Backbone| The Beast Within | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Alexander J. Farrell | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, Caoilinn Springall, James Cosmo, Andrei Nova | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
The Beast Within
Ten-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of an ancient forest. After witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret that they've so desperately tried to conceal.
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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