The Silence Of The Lambs

The Silence Of The Lambs

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1990 M Contains content that may disturb.

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.

Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster deliver knock-out Oscar-winning performances in this "shockingly powerful thriller" (New York Magazine). "Stunning" (Los Angeles Times) and "spellbinding" (The Hollywood Reporter), this terrifying masterpiece garnered five Academy Awards, including Best Director and the coveted Best Picture. A psychopath known as Buffalo Bill is kidnapping and murdering young women across the midwest. Believing it takes one to know one, the FBI sends Agent Clarice Starling (Foster) to interview a demented prisoner who may provide psychological insight and clues to the killer's actions. The prisoner is a psychiatrist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins), a brilliant, murderous cannibal who will only help Starling if she will feed his morbid curiosity with details about her own complicated life. This twisted relationship forces Starling not only to confront her psychological demons, but leads her face to face with a demented heinous killer, an incarnation of evil so powerful, that she may not have the courage - or strength - to stop him! "Horrific, weirdly erotic and intimate....this terrifying thriller is an electrifying exercise in suspense" (Newsweek).

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Duration
115 minutes
Studio
MGM
Awards
1992 Academy Awards
Best Picture
Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress: Jodie Foster
Fatso Top 100
Rated #27 out of Fatso's Top 100

DVD details

Screen Format
1.85:1 Widescreen 16x9 Enhanced
Zone
4
Subtitles
English, English for the Hearing Impaired, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Hebrew, Turkish, Czech, Croatian
Audio
English Dolby Digital 5.1

Blu-ray details

Screen Format
1080p High Definition Widescreen 16x9 1.85:1
Zone
B
Subtitles
English for the Hearing Impaired, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin
Audio
English DTS Master Audio (Lossless) 5.1 DTS; French Canadian, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Thai Dolby Digital 5.1

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22 Member Reviews Write a review

4 by Iamthelizardqueen.

A classic of it's genre & the film that launched a 1000 ripoffs, many of which we're still suffering today! Hopkin's stiff, coiled containment vs Foster's blundering humanity is still compulsively watchable... Read more

5 by LordBaal

If you haven't watched this, then you have missed out on quite a bit. Hannibal Lector. Watch it NOW!

5 by muse2

This is a classic. Anthony Hopkins is a master of his craft and his portrayal of lecter is disturbing and utterly believable. Jodie Foster also puts in a strong performance.

Watch it.

5 by Christoiwas

I love all 3 movies, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and the prequel Red Dragon. Now Im reading the books! One of cinemas best series ever made...

5 by cokeboi79

One of the best films ever made. Brilliant acting by the two leads. A must see film

5 by Wrynose

Set a psychopath to catch a psychopath and its shivers down your backbone all the way. Suspense and horror at its very worst. Watch it if you dare!

2.5 by thrillerfan2011

not bad more a psychological thriller in my view. quite chilling not that suspenseful though.,

4.5 by MillyMax

Great classic and I was one of the ones who had just never gotten around to seeing it. Once seen you'll understand so many references in future movies!

5 by Ewokie

This is my favourite movie of all time, I don't know how many times I have watched it. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant, a great suspense movie!

4 by GB09

A masterly performance by Anthony Hopkins and the movie has a good buildup to a surprising conclusion.