The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
8.3 (16,818 votes)
1h 59m
Overview
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. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer
- Ted Tally
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $19,000,000
Cast
Anthony Heald
Anthony Hopkins
Brooke Smith
Diane Baker
Frankie Faison
Jodie Foster
Kasi Lemmons
Scott Glenn
Ted Levine
Tracey Walter
Keywords
based on novel or book
brutality
cannibal
disturbed
fbi
foreboding
kidnapping
moth
murder
neo-noir
ominous
past history
psychiatrist
psychological profiling
psychological thriller
psychopath
scientific study
serial killer
skinning
suspenseful
twisted
virginia
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