Bound vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for Bound). Bound is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 59m. 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.
Bound
The Silence of the Lambs| Bound | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Kevin Michael Richardson, Christopher Meloni, Joe Pantoliano, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Bound
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
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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