Mississippi Burning vs True Story
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for True Story). True Story is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2015). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
True Story| Mississippi Burning | True Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Rupert Goold |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Gretchen Mol, Maria Dizzia, Betty Gilpin, Ethan Suplee, James Franco |
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 Story
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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