New Jack City vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for New Jack City). New Jack City is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 59m. Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
New Jack City
The Silence of the Lambs| New Jack City | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mario Van Peebles | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Michael Michele, Ice-T, Russell Wong, Vanessa Williams, Wesley Snipes | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
New Jack City
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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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