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The Spine of Night

The Spine of Night

Animation · Fantasy · Action · 2021

When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

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The Spine of Night

2021 Animation · Fantasy · Action 1h 33m

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6.0 / 10

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When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

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Directed by

Morgan Galen King · Philip Gelatt

Written by

Philip Gelatt · Morgan Galen King

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

The Guardian (voice)

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

Tzod (voice)

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Pyrantin (voice)

Betty Gabriel

Betty Gabriel

Phae-Agura (voice)

Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello

Mongrel (voice)

Larry Fessenden

Larry Fessenden

Prophet of Doom (voice)

Malcolm Mills

Malcolm Mills

Uruq Il-Irin (voice)

Court is in session

Put The Spine of Night on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.