L.A. Confidential vs Mississippi Burning
L.A. Confidential and Mississippi Burning are tied on audience score (7.8/10). Mississippi Burning is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 18m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1997). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
L.A. Confidential
Mississippi Burning| L.A. Confidential | Mississippi Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1988 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Alan Parker |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Guy Pearce, Simon Baker, Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky |
Synopsis
L.A. Confidential
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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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