The Lookout vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for The Lookout). The Lookout is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2007). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Lookout
The Silence of the Lambs| The Lookout | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Scott Frank | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Alex Borstein, Carla Gugino, Matthew Goode, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Huband | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
The Lookout
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
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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