The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · 119 min · ★ 8.3 / 10 · 18587 votes

Crime · Thrillers · Drama

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.

Cast

Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Ted Levine · Anthony Heald · Brooke Smith · Diane Baker · Kasi Lemmons · Frankie Faison · Tracey Walter

Director

Jonathan Demme