Reservation 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 Reservation Road). Reservation Road is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Reservation Road | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terry George | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, Bill Camp, Mira Sorvino, John Slattery, Joaquin Phoenix | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Reservation Road
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
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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