The Silence of the Lambs vs Turtle Beach
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 4.8/10 for Turtle Beach). Turtle Beach is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1992). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Silence of the Lambs
Turtle Beach| The Silence of the Lambs | Turtle Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1992 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Demme | Stephen Wallace |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald | Joan Chen, Stuart Campbell, Greta Scacchi, William McInnes, Kee Chan |
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.
Turtle Beach
Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to secretly land, in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the…
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