A Killer's Key vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for A Killer's Key). A Killer's Key is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 1h 59m. A Killer's Key is the older of the two (1967 against 1991). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Killer's Key | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1967 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 19m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kazuo Mori | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Kei Satō, Kō Nishimura, Asao Uchida, Raizō Ichikawa, Tomomi Satō | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
A Killer's Key
Raizô Ichikawa reprises his role as the restaurant-cook-turned-contract-killer in this sequel to Kazuo Mori's stylish 1967 thriller A Certain Killer.
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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