Falling Down vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.4/10 for Falling Down). Falling Down is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1993). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Falling Down
The Silence of the Lambs| Falling Down | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas, Barbara Hershey, Steve Park, Tuesday Weld | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Falling Down
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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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