A Mistake vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for A Mistake). A Mistake is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Mistake | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christine Jeffs | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Mickey Sumner, Simon McBurney, Rena Owen, Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Sunderland | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
A Mistake
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.
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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