The Devil's Backbone vs The Woman in Black
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.1/10 for The Woman in Black). The Woman in Black is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2012). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil's Backbone
The Woman in Black| The Devil's Backbone | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | James Watkins |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Shaun Dooley, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds |
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 Woman in Black
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a…
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