8. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
Jonathan Demme's serial-killer film was classy enough to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, and gruesome enough to remind you the director once toiled for schlockmeister Roger Corman (who has a cameo). Jodie Foster is lit up with resourcefulness and nerve as an FBI trainee forced to confront every sort of demon. And Anthony Hopkins chills as Hannibal Lecter, a man who knows you should always serve white wine with fish and Chianti with census takers.
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