Mississippi Burning vs Serenity
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.4/10 for Serenity). Serenity is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2019). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Serenity| Mississippi Burning | Serenity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Steven Knight |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Diane Lane, Jeremy Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Clarke |
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.
Serenity
The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, where he spends his days obsessed with capturing an elusive tuna while fighting his personal demons, is interrupted when someone from his past comes to him searching for help.
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