The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · Movie · 1h 59m · R

CrimeThrillerDrama

"To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman."

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.

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IMDb
8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
86/100
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prisonbased on novel or bookkidnappingpsychopathfbiscientific studymurderserial killerpsychological thrillerbrutalitycannibalpsychiatrist