The Silence of the Lambs
“To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.”
Jonathan DemmeCast
Jodie Foster 
Anthony Hopkins 
Scott Glenn Ted Levine Anthony Heald Brooke Smith
Credits
Written by: Thomas Harris
Plot
A young FBI trainee, Clarice Starling, seeks the help of the imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to catch another serial killer, Buffalo Bill, who skins his victims, in a chilling psychological thriller.
Sinekatalog’s take
One of the greatest thrillers ever made, which won all five top Oscars, with Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.6 / 10 (1,757,537 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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