Mississippi Burning vs The Clearing
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 5.8/10 for The Clearing). The Clearing is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Willem Dafoe.
Mississippi Burning
The Clearing| Mississippi Burning | The Clearing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Pieter Jan Brugge |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Matt Craven, Helen Mirren, Wendy Crewson, Willem Dafoe, Diana Scarwid |
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 Clearing
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
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