Hoodlum vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 10m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1997). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
The Silence of the Lambs| Hoodlum | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bill Duke | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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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