Islands vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Islands). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h . The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Islands
The Silence of the Lambs| Islands | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jan Ole Gerster | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Stacy Martin, Sam Riley, Jack Farthing, Fatima Adoum, Bruna Cusí | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Islands
Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. The arrival of the Maguire family pulls Tom out of his normal routine and he strikes up a relationship with Anne, her husband Dave, and their son Anton. Tom is unable to shake the feeling that he has met Anne before. This tension grows until one night, Dave goes missing and the investigation points to both Anne and Tom as…
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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