Eye for an Eye vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Eye for an Eye). Eye for an Eye is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1996). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eye for an Eye
The Silence of the Lambs| Eye for an Eye | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | John Schlesinger | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Keith David, Joe Mantegna, Philip Baker Hall | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Eye for an Eye
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
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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