The Last Man to Hang vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.7/10 for The Last Man to Hang). The Last Man to Hang is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 59m. The Last Man to Hang is the older of the two (1956 against 1991). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Last Man to Hang posterThe Last Man to Hang1956 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
The Last Man to HangThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 8.3/10
Year19561991
Length1h 15m1h 59m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorTerence FisherJonathan Demme
Main castAnthony Newley, Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunice Gayson, Freda JacksonAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

The Last Man to Hang

A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.

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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