The Silence of the Lambs vs Twilight

The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.1/10 for Twilight). Twilight is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 1998). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991 VS Twilight posterTwilight1998
The Silence of the LambsTwilight
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.1/10
Year19911998
Length1h 59m1h 34m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJonathan DemmeRobert Benton
Main castAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony HealdMargo Martindale, Liev Schreiber, Giancarlo Esposito, Reese Witherspoon, Susan Sarandon

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.

Twilight

A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

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