Mississippi Burning vs The Man on the Balcony
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for The Man on the Balcony). The Man on the Balcony is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1993). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Man on the Balcony| Mississippi Burning | The Man on the Balcony | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1993 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Daniel Alfredson |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Ulf Friberg, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström, Kjell Bergqvist, Gösta Ekman |
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 Man on the Balcony
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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