His genius undeniable. His evil unspeakable. His name...Hannibal.
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
Hannibal (2001) is a crime, drama and thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, released on February 8, 2001 with a runtime of 2h 11m. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Ray Liotta. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 5,322 ratings.
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Anthony Hopkins
as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Julianne Moore
as Clarice M. Starling
Gary Oldman
as Mason Verger
Ray Liotta
as Paul Krendler
Giancarlo Giannini
as Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
Željko Ivanek
as Dr. Cordell Doemling
Frankie Faison
as Barney Matthews
Francesca Neri
as Allegra Pazzi
Hazelle Goodman
as Evelda Drumgo
David Andrews
as FBI Agent Pearsall
Francis Guinan
as FBI Asst. Director Noonan
James Opher
as DEA Agent John Eldridge
Directed by Ridley Scott, written by David Mamet, Steven Zaillian and Thomas Harris, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Ridley Scott and Martha De Laurentiis.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 5,322 ratings.
Certainly the weakest of the Anthony Hopkins _Hannibal_ movies. Having read the books before I watched the movies, that actually does sort of track, as the first two books were better than the third. Even so, I actually think _Hannibal_ does the worst job of adapting the source material too. Looks pretty good and there's quite the cast list (although I don't think many of them are exactly giving career-defining…
Reviewed on June 10, 2020
As sequals go, this isn't a bad one - but somehow we are a bit more sanitised to the evil of Sir Anthony Hopkins' "Hannibal Lecter" in this; and Julianne Moore doesn't quite have the intensity of Jodie Foster as FBI agent "Clarice". The story is also a bit too contrived: Millionaire Gary Oldman ("Verger") tries to use "Clarice" to lure, for motives of revenge, "Lecter" out from his secret existence as a museum…
Reviewed on September 2, 2023
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The main cast of Hannibal (2001) includes Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini. The film was directed by Ridley Scott. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Hannibal was released on February 8, 2001 and runs for 2h 11m.
Hannibal (2001) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 5,322 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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