Silence of the Lambs was perhaps the most compelling thriller of the 1990s.

The savagely scary Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, caused nightmares across the world with cannibalistic kills and intense demeanour.

The story follows a budding FBI agent, Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster), who is trying to track down a serial killer called Buffalo Bill.

Starling is instructed by her FBI superiors to speak with Hannibal Lecter – and offer him a fake prison transfer deal – in exchange for forensic information about the killer. Lecter is able to offer useful insights into Buffalo Bill because he was formerly a top forensic psychiatrist.

A number of problematic events prevent Starling from finding out the identity of Buffalo Bill, not the least of which is Lecter giving out false information about the killer’s identity.

While a manhunt for the wrong suspect is carried out, Lecter escapes from jail. He kills several people on his way out, and disappears until right at the end of the film, when he makes another brief appearance.

Starling eventually ends up at the home of Buffalo Bill, partly by accident, and in a shootout in his basement she kills him.

Silence of the Lambs is a chilling, must-see classic for all thriller buffs. The Silence of the Lamb bluray includes many extras that make it worth watching.

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