The Silence of the Lambs - Family Review

Content Warnings

• Sexual Content

  Moderate
  None Mild Moderate Severe
  Read details

  As Agent Starling is searching for the killer near the end of the movie, Polaroids of exotic dancers are seen tacked to a doorframe in the basement. Not much nudity visible. Not a very lengthy scene what so ever.

  Some crude references are heard throughout the prison.

  A man dances naked in front of a camera with his penis tucked between his legs so he can look like a woman. His pubic hair is clearly seen though. Not too graphic.

  Several photos of fully nude females but only showed from behind. Scene is very short.

  An inmate masturbates to a woman who walks past him and throws his ejaculation at the woman when she walks past him again. It's seen hitting her in the face.

  All pretty graphic sexual scenes are presented in the uncensored version or on dvd.

  A nude female body is briefly seen on an autopsy table. Very light nudity.

• Violence

  Strong
  None Mild Moderate Severe
  Read details

  The actual amount of killing and violence is condensed mainly into the last 20 minutes although the worst stuff isn't usually fully onscreen.

  A man is shown wearing another man's cut off face. Quite a bit of blood is shown. Is done off-screen.

  A man bites a prison guard on the face (bloody), and then beats another prison guard to death. Very bloody and the bloody dead body is later shown for a long time.

  A man is shot to death and blood sprays out of his body. He is later shown lying on the floor, dying with blood spraying from his mouth.

  A dead body is shown on top of an elevator with lots of blood. He is shot in the leg (blood sprays), and then falls through the elevator. He is shown from the back, but torn skin on his head is shown, implying his face has been cut off.

  Very graphic but infrequent violence. More shocking and disturbing than overly gory.

  R violence type: blood and graphic.

  Violence: 9/10 Gruesome images (Some bloody violence)

  The dead body of a prison guard is shown hung from a prison cell in a mimicry of the crucifixion scene. The guard's stomach is cut with guts hanging out, and the top of his head is ripped open as well. The camera pushes in on the body. Very bloody and graphic.

  We see very graphic crime photos of the dead bodies of women in a lot of scenes. An autopsy scene shows the dead, nude, and decomposing body of a woman.

• Profanity

  Moderate
  None Mild Moderate Severe
  Read details

  2 uses of the word c*nt 13 uses of the f-word.

• Intense Scenes

  Strong
  None Mild Moderate Severe
  Read details

  In many ways this film is considered a horror movie

  This is a dark and frightening movie to many viewers.

  The Silence of the Lambs is best geared toward adult viewers. It's a very dark and mature story, with an unsettling atmosphere and disturbing imagery. It contains strong disturbing violent content including grisly images, severe aberrant behavior, some strong sexuality, nudity, and language.

  Rated R for violence, grisly disturbing images, language and some nudity.

  An intense sequence when a killer uses ruthless means to escape.

  It can be disturbing to hear the violent acts that a character has supposedly inflicted.

  There is a severed head in a glass jar.

  Hannibal talks about sex in a disturbing way.

  The movie has an overall creepy atmosphere.