Mississippi Burning vs Shimmer Lake
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.9/10 for Shimmer Lake). Shimmer Lake is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Shimmer Lake| Mississippi Burning | Shimmer Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Oren Uziel |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Wyatt Russell, Ron Livingston, Rob Corddry, Benjamin Walker, Adam Pally |
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.
Shimmer Lake
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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