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The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · 1h 59m · Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)

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.

Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Written by
Ted Tally
Based on the novel by
Thomas Harris
Starring
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
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based on novel or bookbitingbrutalitycannibalcannibalismcrime horrorcrime thrillerdisturbedfbihannibal lecterkidnappingmacabremothmurderneo-noirprisonpsychiatristpsychological horrorpsychological profilingpsychological thrillerpsychopathscientific studyserial killerskinningtwistedvirginia
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