Hours vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Hours). Hours is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2013). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hours | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Eric Heisserer | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Genesis Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Oscar Gale, Natalia Safran, Christopher Matthew Cook | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Hours
A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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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