silent picture vs silents

silent picture and silents both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silent picture	Yes	No	No	No
silents	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, silent picture and silents are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of silent picture include silent movie.

silent picture (noun)	silents (noun)
a movie without a soundtrack	a movie without a soundtrack