The Silence of the Lambs vs Young Adam
The Silence of the Lambs has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.8/10 for Young Adam). Young Adam is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 59m. The Silence of the Lambs is the older of the two (1991 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Silence of the Lambs
Young Adam| The Silence of the Lambs | Young Adam | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Demme | David Mackenzie |
| Main cast | Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Brooke Smith, Tracey Walter, Anthony Heald | Peter Mullan, Ewan McGregor, Emily Mortimer, Ewan Stewart, Tilda Swinton |
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.
Young Adam
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
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