Mississippi Burning vs Sleuth
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for Sleuth). Sleuth is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2007). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Sleuth| Mississippi Burning | Sleuth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Kenneth Branagh |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Jude Law, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh, Harold Pinter, Carmel O'Sullivan |
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.
Sleuth
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
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