Horror fans have just days to watch 'the best of all time' on Amazon Prime Video

An Oscar-winning film, hailed by horror fans as 'one of the creepiest thrillers ever', is leaving Amazon Prime Video in just a few days.

The Silence of the Lambs, first screened in 1991, will be available for viewing on the streaming service until Sunday, 1st June.

The plot revolves around Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, who enlists the assistance of psychopathic serial killer Hannibal Lecter to apprehend another rampant murderer.

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Directed by Jonathan Demmem, this nineties classic is widely regarded as one of Hollywood's finest psychological thrillers, thanks in no small part to its star-studded cast. It features two-time Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal, and Jodie Foster as Clarice.

Both actors bagged Oscar awards for their performances, with Hopkins scooping the Best Leading Actor award and Foster clinching the Best Leading Actress accolade at the 1992 ceremony.

The drama's accolades didn't stop there, it also nabbed the coveted Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay awards.

And this chilling film didn't just win over the Academy, it also captivated critics and casual cinema-goers alike. Rotten Tomatoes critics awarded the film an almost flawless 95 percent score, with audiences rating it similarly, reports .

More than three decades after its release, fans still regard the Demmem feature as a horror masterpiece.

"The Silence of the Lambs is one of the creepiest and most intense thrillers ever made," wrote one Rotten Tomatoes user.

One fan lauded the film, remarking: "Will always remain one of the greats. Hopkins and Foster shine properly in character here. Directing is first class.

"Gripping and always shifting between the dark and light, doubt and facts, bizarre and sense, psycho and insane logic. Intelligent and intriguing. Absolute benchmark classic."

"Best horror movie of all time. Jodie Foster at her best and a thriller that checks all the boxes," enthused another.

An exuberant fourth viewer proclaimed: "GREATEST VILLAIN OF ALL TIME!!! The acting, story, characters are so incredible."

The Silence of the Lambs is streaming now on Prime Video