THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) appears on AFI’s lists of the greatest American films of all time. It ranks #5 among the most heart-pounding screen thrills and both Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins’ Dr. Hannibal Lecter were counted among AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest heroes and villains – with Lecter...

Directed by Michael Mann and featuring an all-star ensemble cast that includes Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tim Sizemore, Wes Studi, Diane Venora and two AFI Life Achievement Award honorees – Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, facing off – HEAT (1995) explores the relationships between the cops and robbers involved in a deadly Los Angeles...