Hard Candy vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Hard Candy). Hard Candy is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2005). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hard Candy posterHard Candy2005 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
Hard CandyThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.3/10
Year20051991
Length1h 44m1h 59m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDavid SladeJonathan Demme
Main castSandra Oh, Elliot Page, Patrick Wilson, Odessa Rae, G.J. EchternkampAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Hard Candy

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

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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