Mississippi Burning vs The Number 23
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for The Number 23). The Number 23 is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Number 23| Mississippi Burning | The Number 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Corey Stoll, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Jim Carrey, Rhona Mitra |
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 Number 23
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
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