Mississippi Burning vs The Village
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for The Village). The Village is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
The Village| Mississippi Burning | The Village | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Judy Greer, Cherry Jones, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Brendan Gleeson |
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 Village
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.
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