The Devil's Backbone vs The Holy Boy
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for The Holy Boy). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 2m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil's Backbone
The Holy Boy| The Devil's Backbone | The Holy Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Paolo Strippoli |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Bellato, Roberto Citran, Michele Riondino |
Synopsis
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.
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
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