Mississippi Burning vs Wild Things
Mississippi Burning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for Wild Things). Wild Things is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 8m. Mississippi Burning is the older of the two (1988 against 1998). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mississippi Burning
Wild Things| Mississippi Burning | Wild Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Alan Parker | John McNaughton |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, Kevin Dunn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Willem Dafoe, Stephen Tobolowsky | Jeff Perry, Kevin Bacon, Bill Murray, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell |
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.
Wild Things
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
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