🎬 Movies Like The Silence of the Lambs

Loved The Silence of the Lambs (1991)? Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Here are 23 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Silence of the Lambs itself.

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   Hannibal2001

   6.8 IMDb39% RT critics62% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Thomas Harris, Anthony Hopkins

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   A Nightmare on Elm Street1984

   7.4 IMDb94% RT critics84% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared themes: set in ohio, psychopath, murder; Both are horror films

3. 3
   Philadelphia1993

   7.7 IMDb81% RT critics89% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim81·89

   Shared talent: director Jonathan Demme; Both are drama films

4. 4
   Kiss the Girls1997

   6.6 IMDb35% RT critics62% RT audience65% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: psychological profiling, fbi, psychological thriller

5. 5
   Something Wild1986

   6.9 IMDb92% RT critics69% RT audience66% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling92·69

   Shared talent: director Jonathan Demme, Tracey Walter; Both are crime films

6. 6
   Fallen1998

   7.0 IMDb43% RT critics72% RT audience68% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser43·72

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: psychopath, neo-noir, serial killer

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   The Green Mile1999

   8.6 IMDb78% RT critics61% Metacritic94% RT audience85% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser78·94

   Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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   American Psycho2000

   7.6 IMDb69% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser69·85

   Shared themes: psychological horror, psychological thriller, psychopath; Both are horror/crime films

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   Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019

   6.7 IMDb54% RT critics56% RT audience70% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: prison, serial killer, set in united states

10. 10
    Red Dragon2002

    7.2 IMDb68% RT critics74% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Ted Tally, writer Thomas Harris; Shared themes: psychological profiling, hannibal lecter, crime horror

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    Misery1990

    7.8 IMDb86% RT critics90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·90

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: psychological horror, disturbed, psychological thriller

12. 12
    American History X1998

    8.5 IMDb84% RT critics62% Metacritic96% RT audience83% TMDB

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, emotional tone

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    28 Days Later2002

    7.5 IMDb87% RT critics85% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

14. 14
    Sleepers1996

    7.5 IMDb76% RT critics85% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim76·85

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

15. 15
    From Dusk Till Dawn1996

    7.2 IMDb66% RT critics76% RT audience70% TMDB

    Both are horror/crime films; Matching dark, intense tone

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    Jacob's Ladder1990

    7.4 IMDb71% RT critics84% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

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    Hannibal Rising2007

    6.1 IMDb16% RT critics55% RT audience63% TMDB⚡ Polarizing16·55

    Shared talent: writer Thomas Harris; Shared themes: hannibal lecter, crime horror, crime thriller

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    Frankenstein1994

    6.3 IMDb42% RT critics49% RT audience64% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

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    Manhunter1986

    7.2 IMDb90% RT critics77% RT audience70% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Thomas Harris; Shared themes: psychological profiling, hannibal lecter, crime horror

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    The Shining1980

    8.4 IMDb84% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·93

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

21. 21
    The Iceman2012

    6.8 IMDb67% RT critics62% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

22. 22
    The Informer2019

    6.6 IMDb63% RT critics62% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

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    The Number 232007

    6.4 IMDb7% RT critics56% RT audience64% TMDB⚡ Polarizing7·56

    Often recommended together; Both are crime films