School on Fire vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.3/10 for School on Fire). School on Fire is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 59m. School on Fire is the older of the two (1988 against 1991). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
School on Fire
The Silence of the Lambs| School on Fire | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ringo Lam Ling-Tung | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Frankie Ng Chi-Hung, Well Chin Wing-Wai, Lam Ching-Ying | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
School on Fire
A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
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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