Mississippi Burning vs Spider
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Spider). Spider is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Spider| Mississippi Burning | Spider | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | David Cronenberg |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Cliff Saunders, Gabriel Byrne |
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.
Spider
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
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