Killshot vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.8/10 for Killshot). Killshot is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Killshot | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Madden | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Rosario Dawson, Diane Lane, Hal Holbrook, Don McManus, Thomas Jane | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Killshot
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
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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