The Devil's Backbone (2001) and The Boy (2016)

I first saw The Devil's Backbone in 2012. It was the first Guillermo del Toro movie I had seen, and I really liked it. I liked how the film's supernatural element blends with the political story. It's not just a ghost story, but a ghost does lurks in an all-boy's orphanage/school during the Spanish Civil War. At the center of the story is a young boy who befriends other classmates. The adults in the film have differing political loyalties, which adds further tension. Pan's Labyrinth was similar in some ways but I like this film better. 

I watched The Boy in January of 2016, and I was reminded of The Devil's Backbone. There were some similarities that really stood out to me. In this movie, a woman is hired to be a nanny to a porcelain doll. The elderly owners of the house treat it like a real doll. It's a very creepy situation. Sometimes the doll moves on its own - or does it? Sometimes we hear strange noises. Sometimes other things move on its own - or do they? Is it a ghost? Is the doll possessed? It's pretty creepy. Directed by William Brent Bell. There's been some talk of a sequel but it hasn't happened yet.