Detroit vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.3/10 for Detroit). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 23m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Detroit posterDetroit2017 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
DetroitThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 8.3/10
Year20171991
Length2h 23m1h 59m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorKathryn BigelowJonathan Demme
Main castAnthony Mackie, Joseph David-Jones, John Krasinski, John Boyega, Will PoulterAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Detroit

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

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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