Mississippi Burning vs Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980). Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Mississippi Burning | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Alan Parker | James Marsh |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Shaun Dooley, Nicholas Woodeson, Jim Carter, Sean Harris, Eddie Marsan |
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.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
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