The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, Ted Levine ... (see more) , Frankie Faison , Kasi Lemmons , Brooke Smith , Paul Lazar , Dan Butler , Diane Baker
An ambitious FBI agent enlists the aid of a criminally insane ex-psychiatrist to help track down a vicious serial killer.
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R, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed by:
Jonathan Demme
Release Date: Feb 13, 1991
DVD Release Date: Jul 01, 1998
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Shockingly compelling. Came home one night and my roomie had left it on the T.V. Took all of ten seconds to lock me in. Hopkins is amazing.
I hated this film.
Anthony Hopkins was such a ham and seemed more Pantomime than Psychopath.
Brian Cox did a much better job in Manhunter
As an edge of your seat thriller, psychological horror film and treatise on female empowerment, this film is unsurpassed. Hopkins is so electrifying that it is easy to forget that he is only on camera for about twelve minutes, and Foster has the triu... (read more) As an edge of your seat thriller, psychological horror film and treatise on female empowerment, this film is unsurpassed. Hopkins is so electrifying that it is easy to forget that he is only on camera for about twelve minutes, and Foster has the triumph of her career.
Anthony Hopkins delivers an A+ performance as an emotionless serial killer while Jodie Foster breaks out!
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For all the unbridled savagery on display, what is shrewd, significant and finally hopeful about Silence of the Lambs is the way it proves that a movie can be mercilessly scary and mercifully humane at the same time.full review
The popularity of Jonathan Demme's movie is likely to last as long as there is a market for being scared.full review
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