3. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 thriller with Jodi Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Ted Levine in the lead roles. Claire Starling (Foster) is given the assignment to interview Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) a former psychiatrist with a taste for human flesh. Lecter would make a bad therapist seeing as hes a creepy to say the least and then theres the cannibalism thing. On a more interesting level the film deconstructs the patient-doctor set-up; Lecter treats Clarice like a patient, psychologically manipulating her whilst she treats him like a patient, reading and interpreting him for information about Buffalo Bill. There is another psychiatrist in this film, Dr. Chilton the asylums chief administrator who is arguably just as messed up as Lecter. He uses violence and intimidation against his patients and he doesnt really present himself as someone youd want to confess your daddy issues too. He flirts with Starling when they first meet and he becomes increasingly jealous of Lecters desire to confide in her, which leads him infiltrate their interviews. He also likes to tell visitors about the time Lecter mutilated a nurse so hes not one to put you at ease.