Mississippi Burning vs Mr. Holmes
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for Mr. Holmes). Mr. Holmes is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2015). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Mr. Holmes| Mississippi Burning | Mr. Holmes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Bill Condon |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Patrick Kennedy, Hattie Morahan, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Frances Barber |
Synopsis
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.
Mr. Holmes
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
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