Mississippi Burning vs Mystic River
Mississippi Burning and Mystic River are tied on audience score (7.7/10). Mississippi Burning is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 18m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Mystic River| Mississippi Burning | Mystic River | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Alan Parker | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Chapman, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney |
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.
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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