Mississippi Burning vs The Girl on the Train
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for The Girl on the Train). The Girl on the Train is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2016). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Girl on the Train| Mississippi Burning | The Girl on the Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Tate Taylor |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Darren Goldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Justin Theroux |
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 Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
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