The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | agoodmovietowatch
The Silence of the Lambs 8.9 1991 Movie Out of catalog

The Silence of the Lambs

Dir. Jonathan Demme · United States of America · English

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

What happens

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.

What the critics said

Notable Critics

"Jonathan Demme's thriller is artful pulp -- tabloid material treated with intelligence and care and a weird kind of sensitivity."

— Terrence Rafferty

"A shockingly powerful thriller."

— David Denby

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