Mississippi Burning vs The Two Jakes
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6/10 for The Two Jakes). Mississippi Burning is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 17m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1990). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Two Jakes| Mississippi Burning | The Two Jakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1990 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Jack Nicholson |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | David Keith, Tracey Walter, Harvey Keitel, James Hong, Eli Wallach |
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 Two Jakes
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
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