The Top 15 Best Movies Like The Silence Of The Lambs

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24 Jun 2020

[Top 15] Best Movies Like The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

This movie featuring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins is a thriller from beginning to end. It has many plot twists that will keep you on your seat and a fascinating storyline. Clarice Starling is an FBI agent in training who is paired up with convicted serial killer Hannibal Lector to solve a new series of murders. Check out this list of movies similar to The Silence of the Lambs to get your thriller and serial killer fix!

15. Hannibal (2001)

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This sequel to The Silence of the Lambs features an all-star cast. This film stars Julianne Moore as Clarice, and Ray Liotta as well. The plot is focused on Hannibal Lector who has escaped from prison and his infatuation with Clarice Starling.

Serial killer Hannibal Lector is on the loose. He is a sophisticated cannibal who enjoys cooking people and serving them with wine. This film also shows his one living victim who survived but is permanently mangled.

14. Red Dragon (2002)

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The third installment in The Silence of the Lambs series. This film stars Edward Norton as an ex FBI agent Will Graham. In order to stop a new serial killer, he must confront Hannibal Lector, whom he could never catch but is currently in jail.

Will must confront Dr. Lector who previously he couldn’t catch. With a bunch of new grisly murders happening, he must use Lector as a tool to capture the newest killer.

13. The Cell (2000)

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This movie uses imaginative graphics and music to bring a dream world to life. Catherine Deane is a psychologist who must enter the mind of a serial killer in order to save his last victim. She uses a new form of science to travel through the killer’s nightmarish mind and find where the girl is being held.

Jennifer Lopez stars as a psychologist who must help save a killer’s last living victim. She has to enter his mind in order to do so. The film also stars Vince Vaughn who must enter the killer’s mind after Catherine gets stuck there.

12. Seven (1995)

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A serial killer is committing murders based on the seven deadly sins. It will take detectives getting ahead of this killer to stop him from completing seven murders.

Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt star as detectives in this film. They must work together in order to catch the murderer. He sets his victims up in poses after he kills them to model the sin they committed.

11. Kiss the Girls (1997)

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Kiss the Girls stars Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross. This thriller follows Dr. Kate Mctiernan who is not the first girl to be captured by the killer. After she manages to escape she helps detective Alex Cross to capture him.

The film was based on the James Patterson novel. It also stars Ashley Judd and Cary Elwes. Elwes plays the crazed killer who stalks and captures women who are beautiful and intelligent.

10. Zodiac (2007)

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Based on the Zodiac Killer. It is set in the late 1960s and ’70s in San Francisco. It follows detectives and reporters as they try to catch the murderer based on cryptic messages and clues.

This film keeps you entertained and guessing. Detectives go through the streets of San Francisco using cryptic calls and messages to try and catch the killer. The media draws his attention also and the city is in fear after being privy to his public messages.

9. The Bone Collector (1999)

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This psychological thriller is based on a killer who takes a small piece of bone from each of his victims. A policewoman named Amelia soon decides to enlist help to catch the killer. She calls upon a quadriplegic forensic expert and acts as the go-between so they can catch him before he takes his next victim.

Angelina Jolie plays a cop in this thriller. Denzel Washington is her partner in stopping crime. Together they complete the team to prevent the bone collector from getting any more souvenirs.

8. Mr. Brooks (2007)

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This film is told from the point of view of the killer. Mr. Brooks is an accomplished businessman with a family. He is addicted to killing people in his spare time but is trying to break his addiction.

After deciding to kill one more person Mr. Brooks is witnessed by a man who wants to learn to kill without being caught. The man threatens to release photos of the murder if Mr. Brooks doesn’t continue to kill people and teach him as well.

7. Taking Lives (2004)

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A female Canadian FBI agent is called in to investigate a series of murders. The perpetrator is taking his victim’s identities, hence the film’s name. Her methods are unorthodox, and she enlists the help of a man who said he witnessed one of the murders to catch the killer.

An FBI Agent must enlist the help of a witness to solve a string of murders. They begin to have a personal relationship in the process, further complicating the investigation.

6. Along Came a Spider (2001)

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The sequel to Kiss the Girls. It follows detective Alex Cross after a young girl is kidnapped from her school. He discovers the kidnapper is obsessed with history’s kidnappings that have achieved notoriety. Cross must follow the kidnapper’s instructions and pay a ransom in order to get the girl back.

After paying a ransom to get a kidnapped girl returned Cross realizes the original kidnapper is not the only villain. He must then track two other people who wanted the ransom money for themselves. Only then can he free the girl and return her to her parents.

5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

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Financial reporter Mikael is hired to find a girl who disappeared. He is helped in his journey by a stand-offish computer hacker named Lisbeth. The movie tells the story of Lisbeth’s past, and also their present journey in uncovering the disappearance of the missing girl.

This film is first in a series of movies about Lisbeth Salander. The series takes you on a ride through her past. It also shows you how she is using her troubled past to help solve present crimes.

4. I Saw the Devil (2010)

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A taxi driver comes across a woman stranded with a broken-down car. Instead of helping her, he kills her brutally. Her head is discovered in a river and her secret agent fiance becomes obsessed with finding the killer.

After tracking down the killer, secret agent Kim beats him violently. He then lets him go. This way he can continue the game of cat-and-mouse.

3. Blood Work (2002)

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FBI profiler Terry has a heart attack and gets a transplant in the middle of solving a series of murders. After recovering somewhat, he learns his heart donor was murdered. He returns to work and reopens the case.

Clint Eastwood stars as FBI profiler Terry. He returns to work after a heart attack to solve his heart donor’s murder.

2. Murder by Numbers (2002)

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A young woman’s body is found in a ditch. Cassie, a homicide detective, is assigned to the case. She uncovers evidence barely hidden that ties in two young men. Loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb case.

Sandra Bullock plays detective Cassie. Two high school students believe they can commit the perfect murder but do not try hard enough to cover the evidence. Also starring Ryan Gosling as loner Richard.

1. Fallen (1997)

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Detective John witnesses the execution of a serial killer he arrested. Not long after similar murders begin happening. Eventually, through some investigation, he realizes it may be the work of the killer’s spirit.

One of the best movies of its kind with a killer soundtrack to boot. The storyline in this movie will keep you enthralled as John chases the killer’s spirit from body to body.