Mississippi Burning vs True Crime
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for True Crime). True Crime is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1999). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Mississippi Burning | True Crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1999 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Denis Leary, James Woods, Isaiah Washington, Clint Eastwood, Michael Jeter |
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.
True Crime
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
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