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1988 · Movie · 2h 8m

Mississippi Burning

CriticsCritics: 72
AudienceAudience: 8.0

Two FBI agents arrive in a small Southern town to investigate the disappearance and murder of civil rights workers. As segregation, intimidation, and local silence obstruct their efforts, the agents clash over how far to bend the rules while confronting a community shaped by racial hatred.

My take

You’ll like this if you want a tense, hard-hitting crime drama about racism, moral courage, and conflicting investigative methods; Not for you if you prefer lighter stories or less disturbing subject matter.

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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.