10 Movies Where The Good Guy & Bad Guy BOTH Win

10. The Silence Of The Lambs - Clarice Starling & Hannibal Lecter

The Silence of the Lambs is a bit of a tricky one, but it still counts. First and foremost, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) tracks down and kills serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), while ensuring that the captive Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith) is rescued from his clutches.

Though Bill might be the major force Clarice has to go up against throughout Jonathan Demme's film, he's hardly the overarching villain.

That is, of course, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who brutally flees incarceration and disappears to parts unknown, only to resurface at the end to make a teasing phone call to Clarice from the Bahamas.

Because escaping imprisonment apparently isn't enough of a W for Lecter, it's then also implied that he's about to kill and devour his prior jailor, Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald), ensuring he gets to enjoy revenge as a dish served, well, however the hell he likes.

You can argue that Lecter escaping taints Clarice's victory somewhat, but let's be honest, her operating goal was to take down Buffalo Bill, and that she most certainly accomplished.