Joker vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8.1/10 for Joker). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 2m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joker
The Silence of the Lambs| Joker | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Joker
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
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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