Nightmare Alley vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for Nightmare Alley). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 30m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nightmare Alley
The Silence of the Lambs| Nightmare Alley | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Holt McCallany, Jim Beaver, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Anderson | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Nightmare Alley
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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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