The Silence of the Lambs vs Trainspotting
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8/10 for Trainspotting). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1996). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Silence of the Lambs
Trainspotting| The Silence of the Lambs | Trainspotting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Jonathan Demme | Danny Boyle |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald | Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle |
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.
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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