The Spine of Night
2021 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · 68% critics
Ancient dark magic spreads suffering across ages, forcing warriors and wanderers from different times and cultures to confront a growing evil. This adult animated fantasy follows their connected struggles as they try to stop a destructive force before it consumes everything.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (100 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy adult animated dark fantasy with a retro feel, somewhere near Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron or Constantine: City of Demons; Not for you if you want a tightly connected story.
Pros: striking retro animation; dark fantasy vibe; ambitious scope | Cons: scattered story; abrupt transitions; weak payoff
Themes
- rotoscoping
- adult animation
- high fantasy
- cosmic horror
Cast & crew
Richard E. Grant
as The Guardian (voice)
Lucy Lawless
as Tzod (voice)
Patton Oswalt
as Pyrantin (voice)
Betty Gabriel
as Phae-Agura (voice)
Joe Manganiello
as Mongrel (voice)
Larry Fessenden
as Prophet of Doom (voice)
Malcolm Mills
as Uruq Il-Irin (voice)
Jordan Douglas Smith
as Ghal-Sur (voice)
Patrick Breen
as Doa (voice)
Abigail Savage
as Kestrelwren (voice)
Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King