The Silence of the Lambs 10/10

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2020)

1991 box office hit, psychological thriller, not for the squeamish. Based on the Thomas Harris novel and directed by Jonathan Demme. Nominated for 7 Oscar's, winner of the 5 major awards, Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay (not original screenplay), Actor and Actress.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) became the third film in Academy history to win the "Big Five" Academy Awards for producing, directing, acting, and screenwriting following It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
A rookie FBI trainee is tasked to interview an incarcerated psychopath for information into a recent crime spree. Foster won a Best Actress Oscar, and in addition to winning Best Actor, Hopkins' Dr. Lecter was named the Best Villain by the AFI. Demme's Oscar-winning direction and Oscar-winning screenplay make one of the most tense and chilling films of the past 20 years; Lecter's eventual escape being especially scary. This is a slick, first-rate masterpiece! I give it a 10/10.