Mississippi Burning vs The Night of the 12th

Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7/10 for The Night of the 12th). The Night of the 12th is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2022). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Mississippi Burning posterMississippi Burning1988 VS The Night of the 12th posterThe Night of the 12th2022
Mississippi BurningThe Night of the 12th
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 7.0/10
Year19882022
Length2h 8m1h 54m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUnited States of AmericaBelgium
DirectorAlan ParkerDominik Moll
Main castBrad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen TobolowskyDavid Murgia, Bastien Bouillon, Thibaut Évrard, Paul Jeanson, Bouli Lanners

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 Night of the 12th

Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a professional and methodical immersion into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession.

Where to watch

Where to watch Mississippi BurningWhere to watch The Night of the 12th

More like Mississippi Burning · More like The Night of the 12th · Compare other titles