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The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · Movie · 1h 59m · R

The highest scoring of the three Hannibal Lecter films, ahead of Red Dragon (68). Streaming on Prime, Peacock, and Tubi.

Synopsis

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb8.6/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes95%21%
Metacritic86/10021%
TMDB8.3/1018,825 votes16%
Balasaur Score87100%

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