Smile as You Kill vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.7/10 for Smile as You Kill). Smile as You Kill is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2023). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Smile as You Kill
The Silence of the Lambs| Smile as You Kill | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Sarrow | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Michael Teh, Rey Goyos, Jennifer Prediger, Joey Dean, Lorin Partalis | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Smile as You Kill
With only a few months to live, a desperate man kidnaps a successful advertising director and makes one demand: Create an online campaign to pay for treatment - or share his fate.
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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