Manhunter vs. Silence of the Lambs

[AbeFroman 70]

Peak Michael Mann vs. Oscar winning Jonathan Demme.

 

Restrained Brian Cox vs. scenery chewing Anthony Hopkins.

 

Haunted William Petersen vs. vulnerable Jodi Foster.

 

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida vs. Goodbye Horses.

 

I'm pro Manhunter but would love to hear this broken down as both are stellar thrillers that still inform genre films today.

 

[HoldenMartinson 221]

Just through sheer popularity, Silence of the Lambs would win this versus. In fact, one could argue that it's such a slam dunk, it'd be more interesting to do Manhunter on its own. Though, if we were allowed to include television, Hannibal would be my pick to represent this series.