Director Jonathan Demme's smart, taut thriller teeters on the edge between psychological study and all-out horror, and benefits greatly from stellar performances by Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.
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The Silence of the Lambs

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Movie Info
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Director -
Jonathan Demme -
Producer -
Ronald M. Bozman , Edward Saxon , Kenneth Utt -
Screenwriter -
Thomas Harris , Ted Tally -
Distributor -
Orion Pictures -
Production Co -
Orion Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 13, 1991, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 27, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$130.7M -
Runtime -
1h 59m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby SR , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.66:1)