Mississippi Burning vs The Lost Bus
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for The Lost Bus). Mississippi Burning is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 10m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Lost Bus| Mississippi Burning | The Lost Bus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Paul Greengrass |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | America Ferrera, Matthew McConaughey, Danny McCarthy, Yul Vazquez, Nathan Gariety |
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 Lost Bus
A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.
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