No Ordinary Heist vs The Silence of the Lambs

No Ordinary Heist has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for The Silence of the Lambs). No Ordinary Heist is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2026). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

No Ordinary Heist posterNo Ordinary Heist2026 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
No Ordinary HeistThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 8.3/10
Year20261991
Length1h 39m1h 59m
GenresCrime, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorColin McIvorJonathan Demme
Main castEva Birthistle, Eddie Marsan, Michelle Fairley, Éanna Hardwicke, Jonathan HardenAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

No Ordinary Heist

Inspired by the true 2004 Northern Bank robbery, two feuding bank employees are forced to execute Ireland’s biggest heist after criminals kidnap their families and threaten to kill them.

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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