The Scapular vs Under the Shadow

The Scapular has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Under the Shadow). Under the Shadow is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 25m. The Scapular is the older of the two (1968 against 2016). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Scapular posterThe Scapular1968 VS Under the Shadow posterUnder the Shadow2016
The ScapularUnder the Shadow
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.5/10
Year19682016
Length1h 25m1h 24m
GenresDrama, Horror, MysteryDrama, Horror, War
CountryMexico–
DirectorServando GonzálezBabak Anvari
Main castJorge Russek, Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Enrique Aguilar, Carlos CardánNarges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Hamid Djavadan, Arash Marandi

Synopsis

The Scapular

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

Under the Shadow

After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.

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