5 Is the Perfect Number vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.3/10 for 5 Is the Perfect Number). 5 Is the Perfect Number is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2019). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

5 Is the Perfect Number poster5 Is the Perfect Number2019 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
5 Is the Perfect NumberThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 8.3/10
Year20191991
Length1h 42m1h 59m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryBelgium–
DirectorIgortJonathan Demme
Main castMimmo Borrelli, Valeria Golino, Toni Servillo, Nello Mascia, Carlo BuccirossoAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

5 Is the Perfect Number

Peppino, a retired hitman for the Camorra, has now fully passed on his job and know-how to his single son, Nino. But when Nino is brutally assassinated, the old man is back in business to take revenge. Aside his everlasting love Rita and his longtime henchman Totò, Peppino will go to any lengths, even if it means bringing the Camorra down.

The Silence of the Lambs

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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