Five Minutes of Heaven vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.1/10 for Five Minutes of Heaven). Five Minutes of Heaven is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Five Minutes of Heaven
The Silence of the Lambs| Five Minutes of Heaven | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Richard Dormer, Liam Neeson, Niamh Cusack | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Five Minutes of Heaven
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
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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