Jonathan Demme directed this critically acclaimed adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel by the same name. With career-defining performances by Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster as FBI trainee agent Clarice Starling, its reputation has only grown in the years since its release. A serial killer, Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), has been abducting women and gruesomely murdering them. After a senator’s daughter is taken, the FBI reluctantly partners with captured serial killer Lecter to find him. Lecter will only speak with Clarice, and when he does, a psychological cat-and-mouse game begins, engrossing the audience as the time to find Buffalo Bill ticks down. — Lisa Elliott

Rated: R