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.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“A terrifying psychological thriller that is also a remarkably intelligent film—one that treats its audience with respect and earns every shiver it produces.”

Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Not just a superior thriller, but a film of unsettling power—chilling, controlled, and anchored by performances that linger long after the final scene.”

The Silence of the Lambs won 5 Academy Awards 

• Best Picture

• Best Director – Jonathan Demme

• Best Actor – Anthony Hopkins

• Best Actress – Jodie Foster

• Best Adapted Screenplay – Ted Tally