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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that ... (more)


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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Dr. Frederick Chilton
Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Barney Matthews
Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Ardelia Mapp
Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith

Catherine Martin
Paul Lazar

Paul Lazar

Pilcher
Dan Butler

Dan Butler

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Ted Tally

Ted Tally

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Posted : 1 month ago at Oct 19 7:15
I do like this film, really. It has a very good villain in Buffalo Bill, who really feels very sick and twisted, and I as a viewer really did feel bad feelings towards him. It's a rather black/white-way of doing a serial killer-story, but that's what I consider Silence of the Lambs to be: the culmination of the clichéd serial killer hunt. The thing it does differently though is that instead of visiting a low-life crackhead for information, the main character squeezes it out of another serial killer; Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, is a very sly son of a bitch who is always looking for the best way for him to return to his cannibalistic ways. The film also handles it's female protagonist very well; she often takes not of the fact that she is a woman in a man's world, and we cle...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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Posted : 3 months, 1 week ago at Aug 10 2:41
This is one of the movies I always wanted to see. From all the movies related to Hannibal Lecter it's the main one and the one I never watched. It's an interesting story about a serial killer, I mean, two and their behavior and the whole journey of a FBI student trying to catch him.
It wasn't the movie I was expecting to watch. I must say I imagined that it was totally different but I couldn't help loving it. It's a great movie, with great actores and full of good scenes that makes you not stop watching for anything, plus has a smart scrit that gives you little details and clues of what's happening. It needs to be watched again and again.

Rating : 9/10

silence of the lambs

Posted : 5 months, 3 weeks ago at May 30 19:17
it...s a nice movie,but in last in hannibal not exciting...but i like this.this is my favorite .i like anthony hopkins and jodie foster,julianne moore...

The thriller that has always ruled the Oscars.

Posted : 11 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 29 10:04
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." Directed by: Jonathan Demme Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald Genre: Crime/Thriller Running time: 118 minutes My review: Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator have the answers to their questions to help locate the killer. Clarice must first try and gain Lect...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Silence is golden...

Posted : 12 months ago at Nov 23 16:38
Murray: Is it true what they're sayin', he's some kinda vampire? Clarice Starling: They don't have a name for what he is. A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Jodie Foster: Clarice Starling Anthony Hopkins: Dr. Hannibal Lecter The events in this film occur after the events in Manhunter(1986). Although there are several characters common to both films, there are only two actors who appear in both movies. Both actors play different characters in both movies. Frankie Faison plays Lt. Fisk in Manhunter and Barney in Silence of the Lambs, and Dan Butler plays an FBI fingerprint expert in Manhunter and an entomologist in Silence of the Lambs. The film originally was ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Classic

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 14 12:32
On the short list of classic psychological thrillers, this film propelled the Lecter-esque archetype into popular culture, leaving a permanent mark upon film and literature.

Absolutely brilliant!

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 2 3:14
"Believe me, you don't want Hannibal Lecter inside your head." Michael Mann struck moderate success with a 1986 thriller entitled Manhunter. This film introduced us to a brilliant psychiatrist/cannibalistic serial killer named Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lector. First played by Brian Cox, the role was then filled by actor Anthony Hopkins. Based on a novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs is one of the greatest movies of all time and one of the world's most effective thrillers. If you have never seen this absolute classic thriller that redefined the serial killer genre you have no idea what you're missing out on. Clarice Starling (Foster) is a brilliant FBI agent-in-training who is assigned to assist in the hunt for a serial killer known as Buffalo Bill who...Read more

Rating : 9/10