The Silence of the Lambs

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Movie 1991 119 min

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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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 14 (BR)

Likely present: ViolenceHeavy emotional content

The crime and thriller genres, along with the description of a violent psychopath, indicate violence and emotional themes.

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