Clarice Starling The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Hannibal Lecter may have stolen (and eaten) the show but Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling was the true conduit for our horror, making us feel just as out of our depth as she is. A trainee FBI agent (so technically not police), she’s tasked with gathering insight into an at-large murderer by analysing Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a cannibalistic serial killer who analyses back. As she unwisely opens up to him, we get a layered glimpse into someone who is not only tenacious but tortured too. It’s a mix masterfully pulled off by Foster, who was perfect for the role

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