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Wins 68% of its Matchups
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. - Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer.
Directed By Jonathan Demme Jonathan Demme Starring Jodie Foster Jodie Foster • Scott Glenn Scott Glenn • Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins • Ted Levine Ted Levine • Brooke Smith Brooke Smith Genres Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Cannibal Film • Crime Thriller • Crime • Police Detective Film • Psychological Thriller • Serial Killer Film • Thriller Studios &Franchises Hannibal Lecter • Academy Award Nominated • Academy Award Best Picture Winning • The Criterion Collection • Orion Pictures • National Film Registry • AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills • Academy Award Best Picture Nominated • They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • Roger Ebert's Great Movies • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition • BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated • Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film Winning • Time Out: London's 100 Best Horror Films • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Winning • Time Out: New York's 50 Most Controversial Movies • National Board of Review Award for Best Film Winning • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Winning • Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Winning • Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Winning • Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Winning • 1,000 Noir Films: They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn't They? • They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? Top 1000 Horror Movies Release Info 1991-02-14T00:00:00Z February 14, 1991 Color • 118 minutes R see more films from 1991 ► see more about this film on our blog ►
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gigi on 9/9/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Why isn't Jodie Foster included in the cast?
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Danny237 on 6/3/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Best
angelcake893 on 11/10/2013 Reply · Like · (1 like)
AMAZING MOVIE <3
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cheesydog1 on 4/25/2014 Reply · Like · (1 like)
I agree amazing film
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AverageMovieBuff on 4/20/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
It's a great movie but it is also a little overrated. That's my opinion. I like Hannibal and Buffalo Bill but the movie only kinda chilled me and never left a lasting impression on me.
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Koroy on 8/7/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Anthony hopkins gives one of the greatest if not the greatest performance ever IMO
TommyDoyle78 on 8/30/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
It's a criterion collection movie...
LOR13 on 12/4/2018 Reply · Like · (1 like)
A classic psychological horror mystery. Great direction and smart use of lighting to enhance the chilling portrait of the diabolical Hannibal Lecter. Hopkins' performance as Lecter, one of the all time great antagonists, is nothing short of amazing. Foster, for her part turns in a great performance as an FBI Trainee assigned to interview Lecter.
lyconthrope on 12/19/2020 Reply · Like · (1 like)
One of the best films of the 1990s. Very talked about. While not exactly by definition a horror genre, sure scary and disturbing at times. Well made film. Hopkins earned that Oscar indeed.
noobpb17 on 3/4/2022 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
this film is amazing oh my god
JimmyMcGill on 8/27/2022 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
The other thing that gives Silence its special charge is Hopkins' powerfully ingratiating performance as the formidable villain. Every second he's on the screen, you can't help but feel uncomfortable.
Godfella1994 on Jan 29 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
It's all right, I mean it had great acting, chemistry, dialogue, etc, but unlike other thrillers like Se7en, I never really found this movie to be dark and disturbing. Maybe someday I will find out.
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