The Assassination of Richard Nixon vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Assassination of Richard Nixon). The Assassination of Richard Nixon is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2004). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon posterThe Assassination of Richard Nixon2004 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
The Assassination of Richard NixonThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 8.3/10
Year20041991
Length1h 35m1h 59m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorNiels MuellerJonathan Demme
Main castNick Searcy, Don Cheadle, Sean Penn, Michael Wincott, April GraceAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

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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