Desierto vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Desierto). Desierto is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2015). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desierto
The Silence of the Lambs| Desierto | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonás Cuarón | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gael García Bernal, Marco Pérez, Lew Temple, Diego Cataño | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Desierto
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the…
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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