Insomnia vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for Insomnia). Insomnia is the shorter watch at 1h 58m 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.
Insomnia
The Silence of the Lambs| Insomnia | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Maura Tierney, Hilary Swank, Larry Holden, Nicky Katt, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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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