Manhunter1986
Procedural horror with the same slow-burn dread and character focus.
Overall7.6
Fear3.0
Atmos7.8
Gore4.0
police-procedural
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · R · 1h 59m
To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
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.
Plot summary via TMDB
Release
- In theaters
- February 14, 1991
Curator Score
Based on 1 curator rating · How we score
Leans into atmosphere.
Jump scares
The Silence of the Lambs has no jump scares. Compare counts
Age suitability
The Silence of the Lambs is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 8.5/10 for fear and 6.5/10 for gore, and carries 2 content warnings: body fluids and torture.
9.0Overall
Fear8.5
Gore6.5
Atmosphere9.5
Intensity8.0
Genres
dramahorrorcrimethriller
Tags
Subgenre
police-proceduralwhodunnitserial-killer
Tone
slow-burnpsychologicalcharacter-drivendread
Audience
gateway-horror
Content Warnings
torturebody-fluids
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Details
Budget$19M
Box office$272.7M
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Starring
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling · Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter · Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford · Ted Levine as Jame Gumb · Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton · Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin · Diane Baker as Senator Ruth Martin · Kasi Lemmons as Ardelia Mapp
Production
A Luta Continua, Orion Pictures, Strong Heart
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