Silence of the Lambs can be placed in many genres. One of them is the “Thriller” genre. The character of the deranged genius Hannibal Lecter goes a long way toward explaining why The Silence of the Lambs is a suspense film. Played by Anthony Hopkins, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance, Lecter holds the key to the case that Detective Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster, who also won the Best Actress Oscar, is determined to resolve. In such a situation, interrogation is essential, as also shown in many other films of the Crime Thriller subgenre. Comparing Clarice Starling's behavior during interrogation to that of other detectives and women in thriller films, it is revealed that while Lecter may captivate the audience as well as Starling herself, it is Starling who makes the film so interesting in all its genres. glory. The “thriller” is a film, literary and television genre that contains elements of suspense, anxiety and excitement. Within the thriller genre, there are several subgenres such as mystery thriller, crime thriller, horror thriller, erotic thriller, psychological thriller, and the list is still growing today. Many thriller films contain elements from multiple subgenres, which helps create the core elements with more power and variety. The Silence of the Lambs is undoubtedly part of the thriller genre and can also be placed in many of its many subgenres. However, there are two thriller subgenres that Silence fits into like a perfectly cut human skin: the crime thriller and the psychological thriller. The crime thriller genre is known for its devices such as heists, kidnappings, interrogations, captivities and ransoms. Famous crime thriller ... middle of paper ...... Academy Award for Best Actress, and the captivating dynamic between the barren Starling and Lecter's male anti-hero, it's strange that the thriller genre hasn't saw more characters in the vein of Detective Starling. What we can recognize is that the female character in the thriller genre does not need to become masculinized or sexualized to succeed. Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs is an illustration of an interesting character who is entirely believable in the thriller genre. Author Yvonne Tasker states that by comparing Silence to other thrillers like Manhunter or Se7en, “only Silence full mobilizes the convincing figure of the investigator”. Tasker goes on to celebrate Starling's character for her paradox: both "ordinary" and "extraordinary", "gifted" and "inexperienced", "poor" but "amazing" (Tasker 24-25).