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Mississippi Burning
1964. When America was at war with itself.
1964. When America was at war with itself.
Crime, Drama, History, Thriller - 1988
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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.
Director:
,
Alan Parker
Cast:
,
Gene Hackman
,
Stephen Tobolowsky
,
Brad Dourif
,
Gailard Sartain
,
Pruitt Taylor Vince
,
Frances McDormand
,
Willem Dafoe
,
R. Lee Ermey
,
Michael Rooker
,
Badja Djola

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
128 min
Release date:
8 Dec 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$34,604,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 24 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
"Mississippi Burning" feels like a movie made from the inside out, a movie that knows the ways and people of its small Southern city so intimately that, having seen it, I know the place I'd go for a cup of coffee and the place I'd steer clear from.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
"Mississippi Burning" surveys the geography of racism, sheds light on the dark night of the soul.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
"Mississippi Burning" speeds down the complicated, painful path of civil rights in search of a good thriller.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
For once, Parker directs without depending on flashy visual tropes.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Parker pushes the picture along at a fervent clip, with the character scenes back-to-back with chases or violence.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
17 Jun 2008
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