The Devil's Backbone vs Unwelcome
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Unwelcome). Unwelcome is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2023). Both are fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil's Backbone
Unwelcome| The Devil's Backbone | Unwelcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | Spain | Ireland |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Jon Wright |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Colm Meaney, Hannah John-Kamen, Niamh Cusack, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Douglas Booth |
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.
Unwelcome
Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?
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