Mantrap vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.6/10 for Mantrap). Mantrap is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 59m. Mantrap is the older of the two (1953 against 1991). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mantrap
The Silence of the Lambs| Mantrap | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1953 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terence Fisher | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Anthony Forwood, Lois Maxwell, Paul Henreid, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Mantrap
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's…
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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