The Silence of the Lambs

1991 Jonathan Demme 1h 59m
Crime Thriller Drama

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism.

Cast

Jodie Foster Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn Jack Crawford
Ted Levine Jame Gumb
Anthony Heald Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith Catherine Martin
Diane Baker Senator Ruth Martin
Kasi Lemmons Ardelia Mapp

Vibes

Curious Heart Pounding Mind Bending Crowd Pleaser
The Filmatic Record No. 16 in The Filmatic 100

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Silence of the Lambs

Prisoners 2013
The hunt for the missing. Morality gets left at the door. Watch as a double feature
Manhunter 1986
Hannibal Lecter twice. Mann's fever dream version and Demme's Oscar-winning classic. Watch as a double feature
Zodiac 2007
The hunt changes you. Two investigators who went looking for monsters and never fully came back. Watch as a double feature
Red Dragon 2002
Hannibal Lecter double bill. Two films about the most terrifying dinner guest in cinema history. Watch as a double feature

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