The Rainmaker vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for The Rainmaker). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 15m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1997). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Rainmaker
The Silence of the Lambs| The Rainmaker | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Virginia Madsen, Danny DeVito, Matt Damon | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
The Rainmaker
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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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