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The Devil's Backbone
2001
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1144
- IMDb #1533
- Rotten Tomatoes #442
- Metacritic #879
- Letterboxd #1023
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #649
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #667
- Metacritic Critics #820
- Metacritic Audience #1230
- Criticker #574
- Kinopoisk #2304
- AlloCiné #2362
- Trakt #1862
Every rating
63–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During the final year of the Spanish Civil War, a young boy is left at a remote orphanage. The place is haunted by the ghost of a former resident, and the boy soon uncovers the dark secrets that led to the child's death. The ghost serves as a warning of the danger still present within the orphanage's walls.
Details
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Writers
- Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz, Guillermo del Toro
- Studio
- Tequila Gang, Anhelo Productions, El Deseo
- Released
- 20 April 2001
- Country
- Spain, Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $6.6M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →6 wins from 17 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2001 | Best Costume Design | José Vico | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2001 | Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades, Carmen Aguirre, David Martí, Alfonso Nieto, Montse Ribé, Emilio Ruiz del Río | Nominee |
| ALMA Awards 2001 | Outstanding Foreign Film | The Devil's Backbone | Nominee |
| Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2001 | Silver Méliès Award | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival 2001 | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2001 | Best Score | Javier Navarrete | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Federico Luppi | Nominee |
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Goya Awards
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | José Vico | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades, Carmen Aguirre, David Martí, Alfonso Nieto, Montse Ribé, Emilio Ruiz del Río | Nominee |
Gérardmer Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| International Critics Award | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Youth Jury Grand Prize | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Méliès Award | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards Mexico
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Mexican Working in a Foreign Movie | Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actor in an International Film | Fernando Tielve | Winner |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
4 nominations
| Best Limited Release Film | The Devil's Backbone | Nominee |
| Best Score | Javier Navarrete | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Federico Luppi | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Film | The Devil's Backbone | Nominee |
Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Guillermo del Toro | Nominee |
Fotogramas de Plata
1 nomination
| Best Movie Actor | Eduardo Noriega | Nominee |
International Horror Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie | The Devil's Backbone | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Horror Film | The Devil's Backbone | Nominee |