Crescent City vs Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6/10 for Crescent City). Crescent City is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2024). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Crescent City posterCrescent City2024 VS Mississippi Burning posterMississippi Burning1988
Crescent CityMississippi Burning
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 7.7/10
Year20241988
Length1h 43m2h 8m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorRJ CollinsAlan Parker
Main castTerrence Howard, Alec Baldwin, Esai Morales, Nicky Whelan, Michael SirowBrad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky

Synopsis

Crescent City

When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.

Mississippi Burning

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

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