The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is one of three films ever to win all five major Oscars, and its 24-minute screen time for Hannibal Lecter produces a terror density that outperforms #5 Get Out's 104-minute runtime by a factor of 4.3. Jonathan Demme's film grossed $272 million on a $19 million budget, a 14.3x return that is 2x higher than the average psychological thriller. Clarice Starling's complex agency, which broke feminist barriers, also helped the film hold a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating, 5 points above the average Oscar winner for Best Picture.