Movies like The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Name: The Silence of the Lambs
Released: 1991

9 films to watch after The Silence of the Lambs, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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.

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Misery (1990)

Fit 70%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Silence of the Lambs.

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
2

The Iceman (2012)

Fit 68%

Shares Thriller, Crime and Drama with The Silence of the Lambs.

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
3

Mystic River (2003)

Fit 64%

Shares Thriller, Drama and Crime with The Silence of the Lambs.

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
4

Insomnia (2002)

Fit 62%

Shares Thriller, Crime and Drama with The Silence of the Lambs.

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
5

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Fit 61%

Shares Drama and Crime with The Silence of the Lambs.

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
6

Kiss the Girls (1997)

Fit 59%

Shares Thriller and Crime with The Silence of the Lambs.

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
7

Miller's Crossing (1990)

Fit 56%

Shares Drama, Thriller and Crime with The Silence of the Lambs.

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
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Woman of the Hour (2024)

Fit 54%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Silence of the Lambs.

An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
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The Informer (2019)

Fit 37%

Shares Drama, Crime and Thriller with The Silence of the Lambs.

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.