Matinee Idol vs Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.5/10 for Matinee Idol). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 2h 8m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 1988). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Matinee Idol
Mississippi Burning| Matinee Idol | Mississippi Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1933 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 15m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | George King | Alan Parker |
| Main cast | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky |
Synopsis
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
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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