Mississippi Burning vs The Castle of Sand
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for The Castle of Sand). Mississippi Burning is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 23m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 1988). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Castle of Sand| Mississippi Burning | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1974 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
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.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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