The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), 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,...
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Release Date: February 14th, 1991

DVD Release Date: October 3rd, 1997

R |1 hr 59 min

Plot Summary

Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), 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.

Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons

Director: Jonathan Demme

Genres: Crime drama , Thriller

Production Co: Orion Pictures

Distributors: Orion Pictures

Keywords: Rescue, Mystery, Suspenseful, Dark, Prison, Pursuit, Escape, 1980s, Police officer

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Peter TraversRolling Stone
The superbly crafted suspense thrillerslams you like a sudden blast of bone-chilling, pulse-pounding terror. show more
90
Duane ByrgeThe Hollywood Reporter
Under Jonathan Demme's masterful cinematic surgery, we get into Lecter's twisted skull and, through this outrageous descent, we come to see this sinister in the everyday. show more
97
Mr. Showbiz
Though the film's subject matter is grisly, the electricity between Foster and Hopkins during their prison tête-à-têtes could power every maximum-security prison in this country. show more

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