Mississippi Burning vs Where the Truth Lies
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Where the Truth Lies). Where the Truth Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Where the Truth Lies| Mississippi Burning | Where the Truth Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | Atom Egoyan |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | David Hayman, Kevin Bacon, Rachel Blanchard, Maury Chaykin, Alison Lohman |
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.
Where the Truth Lies
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
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