# The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

> An ambitious FBI trainee enters a chilling psychological bargain with an imprisoned cannibal to stop a serial killer before another woman disappears.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/232

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, claustrophobic, late night thriller viewing, serious crime cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A young F.B.I. trainee faces her greatest challenge: a brilliant but dangerous mind behind bars.

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