Cold vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Cold). Cold is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2023). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Cold | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Erlingur Thoroddsen | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Stefán Jónsson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Mikael Kaaber, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Cold
An investigation by Óðinn on decades old deaths at a juvenile treatment center, as he proceeds he suspects that the sinister secrets are connected to his ex-wife's mysterious suicide.
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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