Standoff vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6/10 for Standoff). Standoff is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Standoff
The Silence of the Lambs| Standoff | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Adam Alleca | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Joanna Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Jim Watson, Thomas Jane, Ted Atherton | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
Standoff
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.
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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