Red Road vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Red Road). Red Road is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2006). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Red Road | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrea Arnold | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Tony Curran, Kate Dickie, Natalie Press, Martin Compston, Paul Higgins | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Red Road
Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.
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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