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A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 86/100. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series. Streaming on Prime.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic86/100
18,459 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted TallyScreenplay
- Jonathan DemmeDirector
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jodie FosterClarice Starling
- Anthony HopkinsDr. Hannibal Lecter
- Scott GlennJack Crawford
- Ted LevineJame Gumb
- Anthony HealdDr. Frederick Chilton
- Brooke SmithCatherine Martin
- Diane BakerSenator Ruth Martin
- Kasi LemmonsArdelia Mapp
- Frankie FaisonBarney
- Tracey WalterLamar
- Charles NapierLt. Boyle
- Danny DarstSgt. Tate
Stills
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Themes
prisonbased on novel or bookkidnappingpsychopathfbiscientific studymurderserial killerpsychological thrillerbrutalitycannibalpsychiatrist
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