Mississippi Burning vs The Dead Girl
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6/10 for The Dead Girl). The Dead Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2006). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Dead Girl| Mississippi Burning | The Dead Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Karen Moncrieff |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Nick Searcy, Mary Steenburgen, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Giovanni Ribisi |
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 Dead Girl
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
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