"Do you spook easily, Starling?" FBI chief Jack Crawford asks trainee Clarice Starling. "No, sir." is her reply. And thus begins The Silence of the Lambs, one of the most daring and brilliant films ever made. The phenomenal acting, brillinat direction, and stunning cinematography all make this film an exceptoinal effort from Thomas Harris' bestselling novel.
Jodie Foster is FBI trainee Clarice Starling; an ambitious young woman who is assigned to interview mastermind serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter(who is played to perfection by British actor Anthony Hopkins). However, the real agenda of these interviews is to gather information from Lecter about another serial killer on the loose: a madman named Buffalo Bill. In the course of this process, Starling must trade personal insight into her life in exchange for information concerning Buffalo Bill.
Overall, this film stays mostly faithful Thomas Harris' brilliant novel, and only makes minor changes from his book. The Silence of the Lambs is one thriller for the ages.
Jodie Foster is FBI trainee Clarice Starling; an ambitious young woman who is assigned to interview mastermind serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter(who is played to perfection by British actor Anthony Hopkins). However, the real agenda of these interviews is to gather information from Lecter about another serial killer on the loose: a madman named Buffalo Bill. In the course of this process, Starling must trade personal insight into her life in exchange for information concerning Buffalo Bill.
Overall, this film stays mostly faithful Thomas Harris' brilliant novel, and only makes minor changes from his book. The Silence of the Lambs is one thriller for the ages.
Top Box Office
- 1.$70.2M
- 2.$35.8M
- 3.$23.9M
- 4.$3.2M
- 5.$3.0M
- 6.$2.8M
- 7.$2.3M
- 8.$2.2M
- 9.$2.2M
- 10.$1.2M