The Silence of the Lambs vs The Whole Truth

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for The Whole Truth). The Whole Truth is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991 VS The Whole Truth posterThe Whole Truth2016
The Silence of the LambsThe Whole Truth
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.5/10
Year19912016
Length1h 59m1h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerDrama, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorJonathan DemmeCourtney Hunt
Main castAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony HealdGabriel Basso, Renée Zellweger, Keanu Reeves, Jim Belushi, Lara Grice

Synopsis

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.

The Whole Truth

A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

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