Before the Devil Knows You're Dead vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Silence of the Lambs| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sidney Lumet | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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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