Mississippi Burning
1988 · 2h 8m · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
1964. When America was at war with itself.
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.
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Alan ParkerWritten by
Chris Gerolmo7.6Smart score
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