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Play trailer 2:17 Poster for Hannibal R Released Feb 9, 2001 2h 11m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) escaped from custody. The doctor is now at large in Europe. Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) remembers Lecter too, and is obsessed with revenge. Verger was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and though horribly disfigured, has survived. Verger realizes that to draw the doctor into the open, he must use someone as bait: Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).
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While superbly acted and stylishly filmed, Hannibal lacks the character interaction between the two leads which made the first movie so engrossing.

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal All of this opulence, together with extravagant set-pieces that go past grisly to grotesque (and then, in the climax, on to goony), can't compensate for the halting pace of a patchy script. Jul 15, 2023 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Hannibal doesn't seem to be about anything but its own swank decadence. Hopkins, with his reedy voice and effete airs, is still quite delicious in the part that won him an Oscar. But 10 years later, Lecter has become more camp than terrifying. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Paul Tatara CNN.com No tension, no rhythm and no sense of purpose ... unless you count helping "Faces of Death" fans feel more evolved. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast A bizarre adaptation of a bizarre novel, one has to give credit to Hannibal for willing to go to some of the places it does. The only true blight on the picture is the horrendous handling of the Clarice Starling character. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2025 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Despite some great gore and a fantastic Gary Oldman performance (under heavy make-up), Ridley Scott's take on Hannibal doesn't quite work. From the blurry action to a boring Clarice to copping out on the book's controversial ending, the film is meh Rated: 3 May 7, 2025 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia I find its sequel tasteless and I'm sure that, ironically, not even Hannibal Lecter would serve it cold. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/10 Nov 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Patrick C 'The Silence of the Lambs' was that rarest of films that became a phenomenon and entered the wider culture, and in both cases deservedly so. Its cleverest trick was to make Hannibal Lecter both an aide and a nemesis to Agent Clarice Starling. So many memorable sequences with just a few using gore sparingly to great effect. 'Hannibal' is partly set in the Renaissance splendour of Florence, which lends it a layer of sophistication the plot and direction don't really merit. It isn't a bad film by any means, but bares no comparison with its celebrated predecessor. Anthony Hopkins does his best in reprising his role as the good Doctor with unusual culinary tastes, but the surprise factor is inevitably missing second time around; director Ridley Scott ramping up the blood and guts as if to compensate. He succeeds in preventing his performance from straying into the realms of farce, despite the near absurdity of his climactic scene with a compromised Ray Liotta. Julianne Moore is credible as Starling, but with none of the complexities that Jodie Foster engendered in her relationship with Hopkins in TSOTL. So worth a watch, and I've got one last word: OINK! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/11/25 Full Review Ed . Not nearly as well-made as Silence of the Lambs but about as entertaining. Gruesomely so. The filmmakers gave several reasons for viewers to root for the villain. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review Jeremy H Saw it opening weekend with my dad. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review John W The plot is so slowly paced in this film. I know they did that to create an atmosphere but it was rather boring. The actors are good and there are creepy and gory scenes in this film, with a dark story too. So overall, I'm a bit conflicted. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Roger S Very poorly edited. Easily trim 20 minutes or more to streamline and break the monotony. Such a disappointment after the masterpiece SOTL. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Tom F One of the least necessary sequels ever. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ridley Scott

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Anthony Hopkins

Hannibal Lecter

Julianne Moore

Clarice Starling

Gary Oldman

Mason Verger

Ray Liotta

Paul Krendler

Frankie Faison

Barney

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ANTHONY HOPKINS stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' thriller HANNIBAL. Producers DINO DE LAURENTIIS and MARTHA DE LAURENTIIS on the set of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures' in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. Director and Producer RIDLEY SCOTT and JULIANNE MOORE on the set of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. Director and Producer RIDLEY SCOTT (standing) and ANTHONY HOPKINS on the set of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. ANTHONY HOPKINS stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. ANTHONY HOPKINS stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. ANTHONY HOPKINS stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. ANTHONY HOPKINS (right) and GIANCARLO GIANNINI star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' thriller HANNIBAL. GIANCARLO GIANNINI stars as Inspector Pazzi in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. JULIANNE MOORE stars as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller HANNIBAL. View more photos

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Synopsis Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) escaped from custody. The doctor is now at large in Europe. Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) remembers Lecter too, and is obsessed with revenge. Verger was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and though horribly disfigured, has survived. Verger realizes that to draw the doctor into the open, he must use someone as bait: Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Martha De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Ridley Scott, Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Thomas Harris, David Mamet, Steven Zaillian
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
DeLaurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating
R (Some Nudity|Language|Strong Gruesome Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$165.1M
Runtime
2h 11m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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