Boys Cry vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for Boys Cry). Boys Cry is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boys Cry
The Silence of the Lambs| Boys Cry | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Luca Zingaretti, Giordano De Plano, Max Tortora, Andrea Carpenzano, Matteo Olivetti | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Boys Cry
Mirko and Manolo are best friends and live in the suburbs of Rome. They both live in poor conditions with their single parents, are still in school and struggle with occasional odd jobs to make ends meet. Together they share dreams of women, of sex and money, of a better life to come. Then, after killing a man in a hit-and-run one night, they get involved with the local mafia and their lives change dramatically.
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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