The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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I keep mentioning this "Top 5" list I have...well, here's another one. I know "Silence of the Lambs" tends to be a little on the drama side of the movie fence. But it contains one of the best killer serial killer characters ever, and some really fantastically frightening moments. Hannibal Lecter scares the poop out of me people and so does Buffalo Bill. This movie has 2 serial killers for the price of one. Lucky us, huh?

Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is a FBI cadet who has been chosen to bait a notorious serial killer, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), into giving the FBI his much needed expertise to aid in the capture of a current serial killer they're calling Buffalo Bill. Bill seems to have kidnapped a noted senator's daughter and it's turned into a race against the clock to get the girl back to safety before Bill skins his 3rd. But Hannibal isn't ...

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