The Silence of the Lambs vs Wall Street
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for Wall Street). The Silence of the Lambs is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 6m. Wall Street is the older of the two (1987 against 1991). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Silence of the Lambs
Wall Street| The Silence of the Lambs | Wall Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Demme | Oliver Stone |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald | James Spader, Saul Rubinek, Tamara Tunie, Hal Holbrook, Terence Stamp |
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.
Wall Street
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.
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