Mississippi Burning vs The Salton Sea
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for The Salton Sea). The Salton Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2002). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Salton Sea| Mississippi Burning | The Salton Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | Alan Parker | D.J. Caruso |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Goldberg, Val Kilmer, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia |
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 Salton Sea
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
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