The Professionals vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.5/10 for The Professionals). The Professionals is the shorter watch at 1h 1m compared with 1h 59m. The Professionals is the older of the two (1960 against 1991). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Professionals
The Silence of the Lambs| The Professionals | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 1m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Don Sharp | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | William Lucas, Andrew Faulds, Colette Wilde, Stratford Johns, Vilma Ann Leslie | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
The Professionals
A renowned safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system.
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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