Elle vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Elle). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 11m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elle
The Silence of the Lambs| Elle | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Arthur Mazet | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Elle
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.
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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