The Silence of the Lambs is infamous for its gritty protagonist, her ruthless foil, and their chilling ending. The 1991 film by Jonathan Demme follows Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who works with notorious cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter to try to stop the serial killer Buffalo Bill. Hannibal is inspired by real-life killers, though many often forget that he is not the main villain of the film. The killer, Buffalo Bill, is hunting down women to make his own skin suit. Though Clarice and Hannibal are an unlikely pairing, deep down, they respect each other, even when Hannibal is no longer safe behind bars by the film’s ending.