Retribution vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Retribution). Retribution is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2015). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Retribution posterRetribution2015 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
RetributionThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 8.3/10
Year20151991
Length1h 41m1h 59m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDani de la TorreJonathan Demme
Main castPedro Alonso, Luis Tosar, Goya Toledo, Fernando Cayo, Javier GutiérrezAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Retribution

While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.

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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