Mississippi Burning
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.
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $35M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Mississippi Burning actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Mississippi Burning appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Mississippi Burning returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $35M
- Release date
- Dec 8, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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