Animal Instincts vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5/10 for Animal Instincts). Animal Instincts is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1992). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Animal Instincts
The Silence of the Lambs| Animal Instincts | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gregory Dark | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Shannon Whirry, Maxwell Caulfield, David Carradine, Jan-Michael Vincent, Delia Sheppard | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Animal Instincts
A cop and his sexually frustrated wife are struggling to keep their failing marriage intact, when by chance she finds that he is at heart a voyeuristic peeping tom. To satisfy him and herself, his wife has numerous affairs, which her husband watches on closed-circuit televison. However, the pair soon learn that when you play with fire, you'll always get burned.
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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