Mississippi Burning vs The Oxford Murders
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6/10 for The Oxford Murders). The Oxford Murders is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2008). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Oxford Murders| Mississippi Burning | The Oxford Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Álex de la Iglesia |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | John Hurt, Jim Carter, Burn Gorman, Elijah Wood, Danny Sapani |
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 Oxford Murders
At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
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