Quick Info
- Year
- 1991
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Duration
- 118 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Budget
- $19M
- Box Office
- $272M
External Ratings
IMDb8.6
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes95%
🎯 Metacritic85
📺 Where to Watch
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The Silence of the Lambs
Our Rating
9.2/10
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8.8/10
Overview
FBI trainee Clarice Starling seeks help from cannibal Hannibal Lecter to catch a serial killer. A chilling psychological thriller.
Rating Breakdown
Story
9.3
Acting
9.8
Direction
9.2
Cinematography
9
Music
8.8
✓Pros
- Hopkins delivers cinema's most terrifying character
- Jodie Foster outstanding
- Relentless tension
- Unforgettable dialogue
✕Cons
- Disturbing visual sequences
- Explicit violence
