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1991 · 1h 58m · R · Crime · Thriller · Drama
Rotten Tomatoes 95%Metacritic 86/100IMDb 8.6/10TMDB 8.3/10 (18,273 votes)
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.
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Box office $273M worldwide
Family guide
15+Common Sense Media calls it age 15+ with mature themes, violence, language; Screenwise says exclusively for adults 17 and up; Christian Spotlight rates it very offensive for adults.[1][2][3]
- Sex & nudity: Nonsexual nudity includes male full-frontal (including penis), naked rear ends; crude references heard throughout the prison; man dances naked with penis tucked between legs.[1][2]
- Violence: Most intense violence implied or off-screen; serial killer skins female victims; graphic corpse imagery, autopsies, mutilation, bloody murders, kidnapping and torture themes.[1][2][3]
- Language: Includes "c--t," "f--king," "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "bitch," "son of a bitch."[1]
- Drugs & alcohol: Mention of going out for beer and wine.[1]
- Frightening & intense: Intense psychological thriller with severe frightening and intense scenes; presence of evil manifestly demonstrated.
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