The Silence Of The Lambs Movie
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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.
Prepare yourself for the most exciting, mesmerising and terrifying two hours of your life!
To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.
May The Silence Be Broken!!
From the terrifying best seller
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator have the answers to their questions to help locate the killer. Clarice must first try and gain Lecter's confidence before he is to give away any information.
| Anthony Heald | Dr. Frederick Chilton |
| Scott Glenn | Jack Crawford |
| Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Hannibal Lecter |
| Brooke Smith | Catherine Martin |
| Jodie Foster | Clarice Starling |
| Ted Levine | Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb |
| Kasi Lemmons | Ardelia Mapp |
| Frankie Faison | Barney Matthews |
| Paul Lazar | Pilcher |
| Dan Butler | Roden |
| Lawrence T. Wrentz | Agent Burroughs |
| Don Brockett | Friendly Psychopath in Cell |
| Frank Seals Jr. | Brooding Psychopath in Cell |
| Stuart Rudin | Miggs |
| Masha Skorobogatov | Young Clarice Starling |
| Jonathan Demme |
8.60 out of 10 (155167 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great Movie
posted on 21 Aug 2009When I first saw this movie I didn't like it and thought it was overrated. Then I saw it again on video and it has become one of my favorite movies of all time. It will make you think and creep you out a little to see how sick some people are. It isnt a scary movie. It is more of a suspense film.It is definately worth a watch.
The brilliance of Anthony Hopkins comes through with his performance as Hannibal Lector
posted on 09 Aug 2009I have been a fan of Anthony Hopkins since I saw Meet Joe Black, which really showed me how great he was; I started renting films in which he starred in and it seems his performances have been really consistent and never lost the magic touch that makes him such a good actor. Anthony Hopkins leads an all star cast that includes Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, and Anthony Heald in a psychological thriller. Hopkins is Dr. Hannibal Lector, a psychopathic serial killer and the only person who could help Jodie Foster finding the whereabouts of Buffalo Bill another serial killer. Jodie Foster portrays an FBI agent in training who gets handed this case by her superior officer played by Scott Glenn. This is such a good film because Lector is playing psychological games with Jodie Foster asking her questions instead of having her ask the questions. I got the feeling that by asking her these questions about her personal life, which by the way was against the rules, he was helping her locate the serial killer Buffalo Bill. Even the escape scene involving Dr. Lector was a work of genius by Jonathan Demme. What a great film, cast, and script. I hope they make a sequel.
Psychological Horror
posted on 25 Jul 2009"Silence of the Lambs" is horror at its best. While it lacks the stupidity of traditional slasher films, it possesses the intelligence to use the most adaptable medium for horror--the human mind. Hannibal Lector is brought to life powerfully by Anthony Hopkins in the role that has defined his career. Hannibal is scary because he is destructive, manipulative, sadistic and, above all, a cannibal. The horror that comes from his character is, despite all his "evil", he is likeable. Charming in an eerie way, all his evils are projected graphically onto the screen. Unlike other horror villains, Dr. Lector is distinctly human. We are all the more scared because he is real and believable. Many people truly think Hannibal Lector is a real person, a credit to Thomas Harris (for creating the character) and Anthony Hopkins (for bringing Dr. Lector to life). Dr. Lector again breaks the stereotype for modern horror villains because he actually helps our hero (Clarisse Starling) find the real killer. It is his words that lead Clarisse to the house of Buffalo Bill. "How do we first start to covet? We covet that which we see everyday." "Silence of the Lambs" isn't a pleasant film, but it is an unforgettable movie experience.
It is a very thought-provoking film that raises the question in my mind: "Can you believe that people like that actually exist?!?!"
posted on 19 Jul 2009This movie is, by far, my favorite movie of all time(with the exception of Hannibal). I have seen this movie 27 times in the past three months and I keep wanting to watch it over and over and over again. It is a very thought-provoking film that raises the question in my mind: "can you believe that people like this actually exist?!?!" The movie is Philip Anthony Hopkins Breakthrough performance and earned him an Academy Award for only twenty-seven minutes on screen. I could see that he gets totally enveloped in his roles. When I met him at another movie premiere, even though it was just for a few minutes, I felt like I was talking with Hannibal Lecter. I was not to exuberant, because I felt that if I interrupted him, he would pull out a knife and slit my throat. That's how convincing he is. I recommend to anyone who has any morbid curiosities about cannibalism, Watch this movie with the doors locked, the shades down and the lights off. If this movie doesn't scare you, I don't know what will.
One of the scariest movies I've ever seen in my entire life!
posted on 04 Jul 2009I've seen a lot of horror movies, but the thing I've noticed is that when you watch a horror movie after a few times, it's not that scary anymore. I've probably watched Silence of The Lambs over 20 times, and every time I watch it, I "jump", get startled. Anthony Hopkins is a great actor, and I was really happy to see him get Best Actor for this movie, he's brilliant and very freakish-like. Jodie Foster, also a huge congrats on the Best Actor win at the Oscars, brilliant job by her.Here's the story there's a maniac out there by the name of "Buffalo Bill" and the FBI sends trainee Clarice Starling (Foster) to interview a psychiatrist named Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lector (Hopkins). Lector agrees to give Clarice hints about how the Feds will catch "Bill" if she tells him stories about her own troubled past.It's an amazing film, the thing that makes this movie different from a lot of other horror films is....this movie barely has any blood or gore. I gave this movie a 10 out of 10 because the acting is brilliant, the characters memorable and the story unforgettable. Wonderful movie recommended to anybody that loves watching horror movies!
Hello Clarice....
posted on 04 Jul 2009A very interesting storyline, a determined rookie agent and the most chilling character ever depicted on film make The Silence of the Lambs an all-time classic. Not many films have won the top 5 Oscars and this certainly deserves to be one of them. The camera-work in this film is brilliant, showing you the action through the eyes of Clarice Starling with all other characters speaking into the camera, getting you involved with the film, and you can almost feel the fear of Clarice's assignment. Anthony Hopkins' performance as Hannibal Lector is something else. There are very few evil characters that you find yourself rooting for, and even despite knowing that he is a sicko mass murderer, you want him to escape from the prison. He is one of the best characters ever, certainly the creepiest! The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most thrilling films of all time, and the twist at the very end is the icing on the cake. 10 out of 10 - easy!
Takes its place among the best horror movies of our time
posted on 19 Jun 2009This movie was amazing. The dialogue was witty, clever and sometimes chilling. The directing was beautiful and the acting was absolutely superb. Jodie Foster was great as the the FBI agent Clarice Starling who is on the trail of a serial killer. Foster was good but the star is of course the magnificent Anthony Hopkins who steels the show with his rolling eyes and taunting voice. Both actors deserved the Oscars awarded to them. So did the director Jonathon Demme. The story was great, the only clique was with the ending that has always bugged me. The movie is an intelligent chilling thriller and there was this great build up to something that didn't meet the audience's expectations. Besides that everything about this movie was perfect. Highly recommended.
The best thriller of the 90's.
posted on 13 Jun 2009This movie is probably my favorite thriller of all time. The silence of the lambs is the only horror / thriller to win an Academy award for best picture. It also won for best director, best actor for both Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Buffalo Bill is murdering and skinny women across the country. Clarice Starling a student is sent to interview Dr. Hannibal Lector in hope that they will be able to create a profile for Buffalo Bill. Dr. Lector is called Hannibal the cannibal you can pretty much guess what he did. Dr. Lector keeps giving Starling clues in an exchange for answering his questions about her childhood. Anthony Hopkins performance stuns me every time it's simply brilliant. Scott Glen performance as the psychopath who wants to be a transvestite was bravo as well. Jodie Foster received an Academy award for her excellent performance as well. The scene when Jack is watching Clarice as she goes through the house is chilling. The story is strong and compelling with a stunning score. The movie is shocking, frightening and even disturbing with its subject matter. 10/10 The best thriller of the 90's.
overrated
posted on 07 Jun 2009Yet another overrated movie. That seems to be the theme of IMDb. Loads and loads of overrated movies filling the top 250 and great movies like The Truman Show and Dead Poets Society near the bottom. Anyway this, like most overrated movies, isn't bad. It's just overrated. It's not too suspenseful, exciting, thrilling or anything. It doesn't accomplish what it sets out to, so it's basically a failure, although it's still entertaining and well acted by Anthony Hopkins. But Jodie Foster sucks in everything she does except Taxi Driver. bye.
Silence of the lambs
posted on 07 Jun 2009I think silence of the lambs was a brilliant thriller. The part of Hannibal Lecter was a brilliant piece of acting from Anthony Hopkins in every part that he came on I watched with great fascinating. The relationship between Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) and Hannibal Lecter was the thing that made the movie so interesting for me cause you never really knew until the end of the movie what the relationship exactly was.The part of Hannibal was very interesting for me because he was very smart man that despised live itself and his brutal ways of killing. If u haven't seen the movie yet u should cause it is a brilliant movie with interesting twists in it.
Great acting make this a great thriller
posted on 20 May 2009In the surprisingly small screen time Anthony Hopkins has in The Silence of the Lambs, he has been able to make an intense character and gives one of the most incredible performances in movie history. Hannibal Lecter is a fascinating character and Hopkins is marvelously mad as this maniac. His performance is nothing short of brilliant. Jodie Foster too is very good as Clarisse Starling. She is very believable as a young FBI agent who has to be against a mastermind such as Lecter. The scenes between her and Hannibal are spectacular. Actually, the story between her and Lecter make Buffalo Bill's part of the movie seem weaker than it really is. When you have such great scenes and have to live through good ones, you just hope the greatness will come back... And when Hannibal is back, so is greatness. The script in these scenes is just fantastic. They make an otherwise good movie excellent. The story in The Silence of The Lambs is very well written. As for the directing, Demme overuses the zooming in in some less important scenes a bit but his directing is still very effective and even excellent in some scenes. One near the end is seen through the eyes of Bill and is very well done(which is a good thing in a thriller). Because of the marvellous job done by the actors, Anthony Hopkins becoming one of the most frightening men in the history of movies, very good script and good directing, this movie is an excellent thriller that I highly recommend.85%
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."- Hannibal Lecter
posted on 17 May 2009Silence of the Lambs is one of the most gripping and chilling crime-thrillers ever made and is based on the critically acclaimed bestseller by Thomas Harris. The movie deserved its five Oscar wins. The genre does not get much better than this.Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is a young and attractive FBI trainee. She is called on an "interesting errand" by director Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) to try to make a profile of Dr. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins), an imprisoned and insane former forensic psychiatrist. There is also a killer on the loose who kidnaps and skins young women, known as "Buffalo Bill"/ Jame Gumb (Ted Levine). Hannibal Lecter offers to help capture him before he kills again.Hannibal Lecter is simply one of the most unforgettable villains in history. Hopkins's portrayal chilled many audiences (including my mother lol) and became a phenomenon. Hopkins deserved more recognition than an Oscar! Jodie Foster was great for the part. She also deserved her Oscar. Her and Hopkins make a good acting duo.Ted Levine was creepy as Jame Gumb. His accent made me crack up sometimes. He portrays the homicidal maniac to a horrifically authentic degree. I can hardly stand to watch in his little "dance sequence". The characters all together are simply unforgettable.As the case with most of the Hannibal Lecter movies (with the exception of "Manhunter), "Silence of the Lambs" sticks close to the book. The book and the film both can't be compared to other books and films of the genre. I think most if not all audiences will be pleased.8/10
pure psychological thriller brilliance
posted on 14 May 2009Agent Clarice Starling is a training FBI agent, hope to work in behavioral sciences with Jack Crawford. Crawford though sends Starling on an assignment, to psychologically exam the insanely intelligent criminal Hannibal Lecter. Crawford had another agenda, to see if Starling can press information out of Lecter to help with the current case of Buffalo Bill. Bill has already killed five girls, skinning off sections of their bodies. Lecter is intrigue by Starling and helps her with the investigation; they start to form a strange friendship.The Silence of the Lambs is one of the best psychological thrillers. Thomas Harris's best selling book is faithfully transfered to the screen. It's one dark twisted disturbing ride. The mood is heighten by Demme's great direction, with such detail in all the sets and locations. Demme has used reflective surfaces wonderfully, during one of Starling's and Lecter's talks it used to great extent. One of the final sequences of Clarice walking through the basement of Bill's house is one of the most suspense full scenes i have ever seen.All the performances are knock outs. Jodie Foster as always brings the goods and makes Starling the most interesting to watch. At times she makes Starling so fragile, then a second later she's strong as steel. Anthony Hopkins is so disturbing as Lecter. From the first second you see Lecter standing in his cell; just waiting for Starling to show, you can see Hopkins was perfect casting. You cant keep your eyes off Lecter, he's so disturbing and can make your skin crawl every time he speaks. Ted Levine makes the perfect serial killer, you can see from Levine's performance what a torn and damaged soul the killer is; you feel somewhat sympathetic for him.The Silence of the Lambs is a must see, one of the best thrillers you'll ever see.
Definitely one of the greatest achievements in movie history
posted on 14 May 2009Silence of the Lambs has Jodie Foster, a vulnerable, inexperienced FBI student with a mind as green as the terrifying Hannibal Lecter, the Cannibal whose cunning head helps the poor FBI find a missing "big" girl. What more can you ask for? This film is genius. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins together in a film as mature and sick as this? I was completely satisfied with the film because in general, it's a good film with a good plot, excellent acting and good story flowing. The acting and the atmosphere of the Cannibal really has an impact on you while you're watching and you can do nothing but shudder every time you see Hannibal, with the freaking smile and voice he has. This is also one the few films that actually scared me, mentally. Again, it's a mature film, with a sick and gross plot. If you can handle some extreme stuff, both perverted and psychological, watch this film and you'll love it.
"I ate his liver with Fava beans and a nice Chianti..."
posted on 11 May 2009Dr. Hannibal Lecter: incredibly brilliant, amazingly deceptive and manipulative, and unspeakably evil. "The Silence of the Lambs" delves into the depths of the mind of Hannibal Lecter.
In 1991, when "The Silence of the Lambs" was released, audiences were shocked when the previously mild-mannered Anthony Hopkins delivered the amazing performance as Hannibal Lecter. It was the the third movie in history to recieve all five major Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. The Academy was right in giving the awards to this fantastic movie.
Clarice Starling is taken away from her normal training as an F.B.I. agent and is dispatched to speak with Lecter, a formerly well known psychologist and now imprisoned murderer. Her mission in this is to get a mental profile of Buffalo Bill, the current serial killer who the F.B.I. are desperately hunting down. Maybe, if they had a mental profile from an actual serial killer, and cannibal, they could get inside the mind of Buffalo Bill and catch him. Hannibal then more or less informs Clarice that Bill was once a patient of his. As Clarice again interviews Lecter, the story unfolds.
This film is more than just the pursuit to catch a serial killer, more than the actions of a serial killer, it is a journey into the mind of an enigma, Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
I'm having an old friend for dinner
posted on 11 May 2009Silence Of The Lambs is one of the most influential horror movies of the early 1990s. It inspired Se7en and a host of other rip-offs (like Copycat). Outstanding performances by Anthony Hopkins, Jody Foster, Scott Glenn as well as Diane Baker and Kasi Lemmons make this movie extremely memorable. If you're at all into horror movies, let alone serial killer movies, this is the movie to see. The movie is based on Thomas Harris' second book featuring Hannibal Lecter, and it is one of his most researched ones, creating a sense of detail that is unmatched in most humdrum movie scripts. I think that's the real secret of this movie. The story is deceptively simple: FBI academy cadet Starling (Foster) is manoeuvred to interview serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) in his high security cell, because Lecter may or may not have information on another serial killer on the loose, "Buffalo Bill". Bill's latest victim is Katherine Martin, the daughter of a female senator and the clock, as they say, is ticking. The movie's psychological battles are not only between Starling and Lecter, but between she and her boss Jack Crawford, Senator Martin, Paul Krendler and head of the asylum, dr. Chilton (Anthony Heald's breakthrough performance - Law & Order, 8MM). Also, the movie is structured as a journey of discovery, for Clarice, who must face the horrors of her own past, as well for Lecter and "Buffalo Bill". It's director Jonathan Demme's achievement that he puts the emphasis of the story on the psychological battles, rather than the gore. This is also what makes this movie unique. 10 out of 10, because it's one of the great and significant movies of all time.
The best thriller I have ever seen!
posted on 11 May 2009Clarice Starling is an FBI Agent in training. She is well trusted by the administration, and she is chosen to retrieve information on Dr. Hannibal Lector, a psychiatrist who became known as "Hannibal the Cannibal," because he savors the taste of human flesh in his victims. He has been held in a small cell under the best security surveillance for the past eight years. He hasn't seen the outside world in years since he was caught. Clarice sets out to the institution where he is being held. He is the only one who knows top-secret information on the whereabouts of "Buffalo Bill," another grisly psycho who strips his victims of their skin and uses it for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Lector is not an easy person to get information from. He plays with Clarice's mind, and keeps drifting away from the subject of "Buffalo Bill" and his newest victim, young Catherine Martin, Senator Ruth Martin's daughter who is being held captive. It is revealed that Clarice went into the Federal Bureau of Investigation to do something with her life, because her father was murdered while she was still young, leaving her an orphan, as her mother had died several years before. As Dr. Lector learns more personal information from Clarice, he reveals more and more information about "Buffalo Bill," but he doesn't reveal any definite information. Fed up, Clarice thinks up a plan to get Hannibal moved to another institution, where he will be able to see the outside, and to be happier. She gets him moved, but he keeps toying with her. Clarice reveals to him that she ran away from home after her father's death, and took a lamb to keep her company. But when the police found her, they took her home, and her lamb was killed. If she succeeds in the case, the lamb's cries will be silenced. If she doesn't, she will fail and leave the career behind with a sick, empty feeling in her stomach. She leaves, and that night, he attacks two cops and escapes. Clarice uses some information, and suddenly finds herself face to face with "Buffalo Bill" himself.This has always been one of my favorite films. I own the DVD and everything! This was definitely one of Jodie Foster's best films. Her big break came with Freaky Friday (1976) as a child star, and then she appeared in more good films, but then The Silence of the Lambs changed everything. Panic Room (2002) came later, but that was another great film. This film has an amazing amount of suspense and thrills. It is action packed, and the filmmakers were absolute geniuses! The film has a great cast, and all of their acting abilities are tested, and they are all shown to their full potential. Jodie Foster was the perfect choice to play Clarice Starling. Who would want a nobody with no acting ability whatsoever to play her? The movie would be horrible, and I'm sure that the IMDb user rating wouldn't be so high if some hooligan were playing Clarice. The same applies for Anthony Hopkins. He gives the film its eerie, creepy feeling. Without him, the film wouldn't be as successful. This film is definitely on my favorite films list, along with The Shining and Psycho.If you haven't seen the film yet, you must! It is perfect, and believe me; The Silence of the Lambs will stay in your mind for a long time to come. If you don't believe me, rent it first. See it. If you love it, you will probably wind up buying it. If you like it, you'll probably end up sending it back to the store. And if you hate it, because of its length, or just because you don't like Jodie Foster, or just because you don't like thriller/dramas, then you are missing out on one of the best films in the history of film-making.With Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
Excellent as high level psychological drama (but the book is better)
posted on 02 May 2009All right you guys. It's simply not appropriate to compare Silence of the Lambs with its 'prequel' Manhunter (Red Dragon). SOTL is a high level psychological drama targeted for the big audiences with top actors--with minimal procedurals. Manhunter is more of a procedural with attempts at psychology and targeted at a different (and smaller) audience with a virtually no-name cast. Each does its job very well, but its really unfair to compare the 2. After not getting to play Hannibal the cannibal in SOTL, I am glad to see Brian Cox getting other juicy (albeit smaller) roles, usually as the villain, in other action/suspense movies. As far as the novels go, Red Dragon is better written, but SOTL has a superior (virtually perfect) ending.
Astonishing Darkness!
posted on 24 Aug 2009This movie is something which I decided I would never watch again after I did first, but I did it many time afterwords - mainly two reasons - a blood-freezing story wrapped in a most delicate manner each fans of thriller adore, and outstanding play by Jodie Foster (which surely was embedding every woman we loved in a moment of her confrontation with evil) and Anthony Hopkins, which was impossible magnetic and very assuring. Thanks for this horror (to my regret continuation has not been equally powerful art, though probably exceeded the level of horror). I would rank this movie inside top 20. However, there are some elements which could have been better.