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.
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The Iceman (2012)

Fit 67%

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

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
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Memento (2000)

Fit 61%

Shares Thriller with The Silence of the Lambs.

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
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Kiss the Girls (1997)

Fit 61%

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.
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Fit 60%

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.
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Fit 52%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Silence of the Lambs.

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Fit 50%

Shares Thriller with The Silence of the Lambs.

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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Absolute Power (1997)

Fit 41%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Silence of the Lambs.

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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The Informer (2019)

Fit 41%

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.