Mean Creek vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.9/10 for Mean Creek). Mean Creek is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mean Creek
The Silence of the Lambs| Mean Creek | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jacob Aaron Estes | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Rory Culkin, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder, Trevor Morgan, Shelly Lipkin | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Mean Creek
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.
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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