The Devil's Backbone vs The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.3/10 for The Devil's Backbone). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 49m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil's Backbone
The Lighthouse| The Devil's Backbone | The Lighthouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Robert Eggers |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Pierre Richard, Sully Seagull, Valeriia Karaman |
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 Lighthouse
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
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