Heaven vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Heaven). Heaven is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Heaven posterHeaven2002 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
HeavenThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.3/10
Year20021991
Length1h 36m1h 59m
GenresCrime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTom TykwerJonathan Demme
Main castCate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Mattia Sbragia, Remo Girone, Vincent RiottaAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Heaven

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to…

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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