Mississippi Burning vs The Empty Beach
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 4.9/10 for The Empty Beach). The Empty Beach is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 8m. The Empty Beach is the older of the two (1985 against 1988). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Empty Beach| Mississippi Burning | The Empty Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1985 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Chris Thomson |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | John Wood, Bryan Brown, Nick Tate, Steve Rackman, Deborah Kennedy |
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 Empty Beach
Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marion, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face…
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