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1988 · Movie · 2h 8m

Mississippi Burning

CriticsCritics: 72
AudienceAudience: 8.0

Two FBI agents investigate the disappearance and murder of civil rights workers in a small Southern town where segregation, fear, and silence protect those responsible. Their sharply different approaches challenge local authorities and expose a community divided by racism and intimidation.

My take

You’ll like this if you want a tense, socially charged investigative thriller with strong performances, similar in spirit to In the Heat of the Night; Not for you if disturbing racism is difficult to watch.

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Cast

Gene HackmanWillem DafoeFrances McDormandBrad DourifR. Lee ErmeyGailard SartainStephen TobolowskyMichael Rooker

Director

Alan Parker

If tonight is a Mississippi Burning night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.