The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Directed by Jonathan Demme Netflix says... In this pulse-pounding adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) ventures into a maximum security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a … Continue reading AFI #74: The Silence of the Lambs