Hannibal

2001
R
2h 11m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

299K

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857

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Psychological Drama Psychological Thriller Serial Killer Crime Drama Thriller

Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim.Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim.Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

299K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

857

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 25 nominations

Trivia
Sir Anthony Hopkins wrote a screenplay for a sequel to this movie, most likely titled "Hannibal Ending", which would've involved Starling killing Lecter. However, this was never used.

Goofs
(at around 35 mins) When Lecter writes his first letter to Clarice, he licks the envelope to seal it. When we see it on her desk before she opens it, the only thing keeping it shut is the seal wax in the center. however, Lecter licks the envelope to provide DNA to verify it is not a fake, as he is "re-emerging" from hiding.

Quotes
Hannibal Lecter: People don't always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you don't advance in life.

Crazy credits
After the credits, we hear Lecter say "Ta ta, H.", the closing line of the post-script in his letter to Clarice.

Alternate versions
The Indian theatrical version was cut by the CBFC to mute the word 'pussy' from the dialogue spoken by Krendler, the word 'fucking' spoken by Pazzi, the word 'fuck' and 'cocksucker' spoken by Mason, the visuals of blood falling on the ground, blood spurting out of the throat of a dead man, and the close visuals of a pig putting Mason's face into the mouth to achieve an 'A' (adults) rating. It remained cut since.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Million Dollar Hotel/The Invisible Circus/Head Over Heels (2001)

Soundtracks
Vide Cor Meum
Written by Patrick Cassidy
Libretto Taken from Dante Alighieri (as Dante)'s "La Vita Nuova"
Produced by Patrick Cassidy and Hans Zimmer
Performed by Danielle de Niese and Bruno Lazzaretti

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9/10

U dont want to be his dinner, u don't want to share his dinner but the most important thing is that u dont want to be rude to him.

I first saw this in the early 2k on a dvd which I own.

Revisited it recently with my kids.

In this sequel to the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, Hopkins reprises his role as Hannibal Lecter which was a blessing as the movie wud have been incomplete without Hopkins.

The movie is set ten years after the events of the previous one and it is very gory and at times a bit unpleasant.

The fate of Ray Liotta's character will give Saw movies a tough competition.

Gary Oldman is totally unrecognizable with the make up effects and his name is completely removed from the billing.

Julianne Moore looked hot in the final dress but her character's cheap shoes will be missed.