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Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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89%- Reviews Counted: 18
- Fresh: 16
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 6.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Parker pushes the picture along at a fervent clip, with the character scenes back-to-back with chases or violence.
Fresh: "Mississippi Burning" speeds down the complicated, painful path of civil rights in search of a good thriller.
Fresh: "Mississippi Burning" surveys the geography of racism, sheds light on the dark night of the soul.
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.
Customer Reviews
Mississippi Burning
An excellent film that captures the horror and fear African Americans experienced in Mississippi as well as the frustration the FBI felt trying to do its job to eradicate those experiences. Superb acting by Hackman, Dafoe, Ms. McDormand, and Dourif. The supporting cast is equally as talented. A must see film.
Not Great, But Solid
While the movie is, in my opinion, a philosophical mess (state and local government officials abuse their power thereby justifying federal officials to abuse theirs, and so on), the story is well-written, and the performances by Hackman and Dafoe are first rate, making it an entertaining, if not enjoyable film.
Mississippi Burning
Moving and difficult to watch depiction of the south during a very troubled historical era. Movie has stood the test of time. It’s difficult to watch, yet draws you to watch it over and over.
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