Is The Silence of the Lambs violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Silence of the Lambs scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Silence of the Lambs easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Silence of the Lambs end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Silence of the Lambs sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Silence of the Lambs

Name: The Silence of the Lambs
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Produced by Orion Pictures, Strong Heart

1991119 min8.3 / 10

A tense psychological thriller that explores the dangerous intimacy between a young FBI trainee and a brilliant, cannibalistic psychopath as she seeks insight into an active serial killer.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is The Silence of the Lambs violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Silence of the Lambs scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Silence of the Lambs easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Silence of the Lambs end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Silence of the Lambs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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