Roger Ebert
The popularity of Jonathan Demme's movie is likely to last as long as there is a market for being scared.
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The Silence of the Lambs
Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. The classic thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as manipulative serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter - one of movies great villains - and Jodie Foster as the FBI cadet who is interviewing him for help on catching another killer.
1991Rating: R16, contains content may disturb115 minsUSA
ThrillerClassic
- Director:
- Jonathan Demme ('Philadelphia', 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Rachel Getting Married')
- Cast:
- Anthony HopkinsScott GlennJodie FosterKasi Lemmons
The Silence of the Lambs | Awards
Best Film, Best Actor (Hopkins), Actress (Foster), Director, Adapted Screenplay at the 1992 Academy Awards. Best Actor (Hopkins), Actress (Foster) at the 1992 BAFTA Awards. Silver Bear winner at Berlin Film Festival 1991. Best Actress (Foster), Golden Globes 1992.
The Silence of the Lambs | Reviews
96%104 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The Guardian
Anthony Hopkins' performance as Lecter is an uproarious technical masterpiece.
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Boston Globe
It's stylish, intelligent, audacious rather than shocking, and stolen by a suave monster you'll never forget.
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The Washington Post
A smart, restrained entertainment, it doesn't splash around in blood and hysteria.
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Rolling Stone
It proves that a movie can be mercilessly scary and mercifully humane at the same time.
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