The Secret Agent vs The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.7/10 for The Secret Agent). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 41m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Secret Agent
The Silence of the Lambs| The Secret Agent | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 41m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Jonathan Demme |
| Main cast | Gabriel Leone, Wagner Moura, Udo Kier, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Luciano Chirolli | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald |
Synopsis
The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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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