Mississippi Burning vs The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Killing of a Sacred Deer). The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Killing of a Sacred Deer| Mississippi Burning | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Bill Camp, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy |
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 Killing of a Sacred Deer
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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