Collateral vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for Collateral). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h . The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2004). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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CollateralThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20041991
Length2h 1h 59m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMichael MannJonathan Demme
Main castEmilio Rivera, Richard T. Jones, Tom Cruise, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie FoxxAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Collateral

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

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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