The Silence Of The Lambs
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Writer: Ted Tally
- Release: February 14, 1991
Creepy, uncomfortable, at times even just nightmare-inducing. The Silence of the Lambs was likely not meant to come off as a horror movie. Many would cite it as a “thriller,” ultimately. It uses a lot of psychological tricks to give us something that makes us more and more uncomfortable. The movie follows Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster. She is in FBI training but seems to be of use to the Behavioral Science Unit, so they pull her from training to assist in finding a serial killer.
To properly do this, the FBI feels they need a killer to find a killer. This is why Clarice is sent to speak with Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist turned cannibalistic serial killer. The idea is that he could likely provide some insight into helping them find a killer names Buffalo Bill, who kills young women and skins their skin from their bodies. Hannibal, played by Anthony Hopkins, is amazing in the role. There are tons of well-known lines in the film, but the way Hopkins says “Hello, Clarice” still gives us chills to this day! Truly it is one of the scariest movies ever made.