Is Mississippi Burning sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mississippi Burning violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mississippi Burning scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mississippi Burning easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mississippi Burning end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mississippi Burning

Name: Mississippi Burning
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1988
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey

1964. When America was at war with itself.

Directed by Alan Parker

Produced by Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions

1988128 min7.7 / 10

A tense, morally weighty procedural about FBI agents confronting systemic racism and violence in a conspiracy-bound Southern town during the civil rights era.

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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Questions people ask

Is Mississippi Burning sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Mississippi Burning violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Mississippi Burning scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Mississippi Burning easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Mississippi Burning end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.