Snowden vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Snowden). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 14m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Snowden posterSnowden2016 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
SnowdenThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.3/10
Year20161991
Length2h 14m1h 59m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorOliver StoneJonathan Demme
Main castTimothy Olyphant, Joely Richardson, LaKeith Stanfield, Rhys Ifans, Zachary QuintoAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

Snowden

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

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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