The Grifters 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 Grifters). The Grifters is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 59m. The Grifters is the older of the two (1990 against 1991). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Grifters
The Silence of the Lambs| The Grifters | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Frears | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Stephen Tobolowsky, John Cusack, Gailard Sartain, Eddie Jones, Annette Bening | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
The Grifters
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
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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