The Ledge vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for The Ledge). The Ledge is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2011). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Ledge posterThe Ledge2011 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
The LedgeThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20111991
Length1h 41m1h 59m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMatthew ChapmanJonathan Demme
Main castLiv Tyler, Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Patrick Wilson, Christopher GorhamAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

The Ledge

A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

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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