Cruel Train vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 3.3/10 for Cruel Train). Cruel Train is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1995). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cruel Train
The Silence of the Lambs| Cruel Train | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.3/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Malcolm McKay | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Minnie Driver, Richard Ridings, David Suchet, Gerard Horan, Alec McCowen | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Cruel Train
In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
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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