The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning thriller from Orion Pictures — watch it online on iFILM. The film adapts Thomas Harris's 1988 novel and stars Jodie Foster alongside Anthony Hopkins in one of cinema's most studied performances.

FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter — imprisoned psychiatrist, killer, cannibal — for clues on an active serial murder case. Lecter will talk, but he sets the terms. Every session is a trade: insight into the killer in exchange for pieces of Clarice's own history. Jack Crawford put her in that room knowing exactly what he was risking.

At the 64th Academy Awards the film claimed five statuettes — Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Adapted Screenplay. Only two other films in the history of the Oscars have swept all five top categories. Stream The Silence of the Lambs (1991) online on iFILM.