The Silence of the Lambs

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of psychological horror thrillers; directed by Jonathan Demme.
• Jodie Foster and Scott Glenn star, with Ted Levine.
• About 1 hour 58 minutes, with dark themes and disturbing imagery.

Synopsis

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer known as "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial murderer. The film also features performances by Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, and Kasi Lemmons.

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Director & cast

• J

  Jonathan Demme

  Director

• J

  Jodie Foster

  Clarice Starling

• S

  Scott Glenn

  Jack Crawford

• T

  Ted Levine

  Buffalo Bill

• C

  Charles Napier

• K

  Kasi Lemmons

• B

  Brooke Smith

• D

  Dan Butler

• D

  Diane Baker