Boiler Room vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Boiler Room). Boiler Room is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2000). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boiler Room
The Silence of the Lambs| Boiler Room | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ben Younger | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Jon Abrahams, Ben Affleck | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Boiler Room
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
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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