A Time to Kill vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.4/10 for A Time to Kill). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 29m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1996). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Time to Kill
The Silence of the Lambs| A Time to Kill | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Chris Cooper | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
A Time to Kill
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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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