The Devil's Backbone vs The Reckoning
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Reckoning). The Devil's Backbone is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 51m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2021). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil's Backbone
The Reckoning| The Devil's Backbone | The Reckoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Neil Marshall |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Sean Pertwee, Ian Whyte, Oliver Trevena, Steven Waddington, Mark Ryan |
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 Reckoning
In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own…
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