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The poster features a lone figure standing before a towering, skeletal structure emitting red flames, creating a haunting atmosphere. The dark, moody background enhances the eerie and mysterious tone of the image.

The Devil's Backbone

From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.

2001 · Movie · 108 minAges 14+· Updated May 2026
⭐7.3
🍅69%
🍿85%
73
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🌐Spanish
Rated:R

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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 Devil's Backbone is a film that explores themes of spain, orphanage, spanish civil war (1936-39). It also touches on gothic horror and ghost and political repression.

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Director

Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea

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The poster features a lone figure standing before a towering, skeletal structure emitting red flames, creating a haunting atmosphere. The dark, moody background enhances the eerie and mysterious tone of the image.

The Devil's Backbone

From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.

2001•⭐ 7.3•108 min•Ages 14+•Updated May 2026
🌐Spanish
Rated:R
⭐

IMDb

7.3/10

🍅

RT Critics

69%

🍿

RT Audience

85%

73

Metacritic

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 Devil's Backbone is a film that explores themes of spain, orphanage, spanish civil war (1936-39). It also touches on gothic horror and ghost and political repression.

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea

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What Critics Say

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 93% rating based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Creepily atmospheric and haunting, The Devil's Backbone...

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What Critics Say

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 93% rating based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Creepily atmospheric and haunting, The Devil's Backbone...

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