The Silence of the Lambs
1991·Jonathan Demme
CrimeThrillerDrama
90.5composite
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
95%Rotten Tomatoes
86IMDb1709K votes
Ranking Formula
90.5
out of 100
🍅Rotten Tomatoes95.0
50% weight — Critic consensus
👥IMDb86.0
50% weight — Audience rating
How we calculate the score
RT 95.0 × 0.50
+ IMDb 86.0 × 0.50
= 90.5