Mississippi Burning vs Raising Cain
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for Raising Cain). Raising Cain is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1992). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Raising Cain| Mississippi Burning | Raising Cain | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1992 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Brian De Palma |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | John Lithgow, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Lolita Davidovich, Gabrielle Carteris |
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.
Raising Cain
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
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