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1991 • 1h 59min • R • Thriller, Crime, Drama

The Silence of the Lambs

"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.

IMDb 8.6

RT 95%

MC 86

Director

Jonathan Demme

Writers

Ted Tally

Thomas Harris

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Jodie Foster

Clarice Starling

Anthony Hopkins

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Scott Glenn

Jack Crawford

Ted Levine

Jame Gumb

Anthony Heald

Dr. Frederick Chilton

Brooke Smith

Catherine Martin

Diane Baker

Senator Ruth Martin

Kasi Lemmons

Ardelia Mapp

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Frankie Faison Barney

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Charles Napier Lt. Boyle

Danny Darst Sgt. Tate

Alex Coleman Sgt. Pembry

Dan Butler Roden

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