Requiem for a Dream vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8/10 for Requiem for a Dream). Requiem for a Dream is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2000). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Requiem for a Dream
The Silence of the Lambs| Requiem for a Dream | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Darren Aronofsky | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Christopher McDonald | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Requiem for a Dream
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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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