Polytechnique vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Polytechnique
The Silence of the Lambs| Polytechnique | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 17m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim Gaudette | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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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