Pale Moon vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Pale Moon). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 4m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2014). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pale Moon posterPale Moon2014 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
Pale MoonThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.3/10
Year20141991
Length2h 4m1h 59m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryJapan–
DirectorDaihachi YoshidaJonathan Demme
Main castRenji Ishibashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Rie MiyazawaAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Pale Moon

Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key…

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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