The Binding vs The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.5/10 for The Binding). The Binding is the shorter watch at 1h 33m 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.
The Binding
The Devil's Backbone| The Binding | The Devil's Backbone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Domenico Emanuele de Feudis | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Riccardo Scamarcio, Mía Maestro, Federica Rosellini, Giulia Patrignani, Mariella Lo Sardo | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve |
Synopsis
The Binding
While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
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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