Mississippi Burning vs The Third Murder
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for The Third Murder). The Third Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Third Murder| Mississippi Burning | The Third Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Aju Makita, Mikako Ichikawa, Toshie Negishi, Isao Hashizume, Hajime Inoue |
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 Third Murder
A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
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