The Occupant vs The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for The Occupant). The Occupant is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2020). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Occupant posterThe Occupant2020 VS The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991
The OccupantThe Silence of the Lambs
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.3/10
Year20201991
Length1h 43m1h 59m
GenresDrama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorÀlex Pastor, David PastorJonathan Demme
Main castMario Casas, Javier Gutiérrez, Victoria Luengo, David Ramírez, Ruth DíazAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald

Synopsis

The Occupant

An unemployed executive is forced to sell his apartment. When he discovers that he still has the keys, he becomes obsessed with the family that now lives there and decides to recover the life he has lost, at any price.

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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