Adulthood vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Adulthood). Adulthood is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Adulthood posterAdulthood2008 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
AdulthoodThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20081991
Length1h 39m1h 59m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorNoel ClarkeJonathan Demme
Main castDavid Ajala, Jacob Anderson, Cornell John, Noel Clarke, Danny DyerAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Adulthood

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

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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