Only 3 Thrillers Are Better Than 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs is widely considered to be the pinnacle of the thriller genre, and with good reason. The 1991 adaptation of Thomas Harris' seminal novel was an instant critical and commercial success, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of the year and winning the Big Five Oscars, including Best Picture. Today, the story of how FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) stops the serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) with the help of cannibalistic psychiatrist and criminal Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) has become the blueprint for every horror thriller to follow.