Fresh
Jonathan Demme's hypnotic adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel has a seriousness and intensity that's been entirely lacking in horror movies lately.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
The Silence of the Lambs
To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
1991 · 1h 59m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jonathan Demme Director
- Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
- Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling
- Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford
- Ted Levine as Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
- Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton
- Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin
- Diane Baker as Senator Ruth Martin
- Kasi Lemmons Cast
- Frankie Faison Cast
- Tracey Walter Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hopkins' cumulative screen image is one of civility and decency, and the association adds to the withering, macabre effect of his murderer. It is a remarkably lucid portrait of lunacy.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Demme comes at Harris' material from another angle: His movie may deal with madness, but his perspective is mercifully sane.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
It's a gnarled, brutal, highly manipulative film that, at its center, seems morally indefensible.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Jonathan Demme's thriller is artful pulp -- tabloid material treated with intelligence and care and a weird kind of sensitivity.
Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker
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