Movie · 128 min · crm, drm, trl
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 Mississippi Burning
Available on 4 platforms across 5 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 5 countries, best placed at #246 in Costa Rica.
- Costa Rica #246
- Brazil #333
- Argentina #745
- Guatemala #748
- Thailand #772
Available languages
Audio: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, NN, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
Chart history
Mississippi Burning has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 24 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #6.
Cast
Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Kevin Dunn, Frankie Faison, Thomas B. Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff, Christopher White, Gladys Greer, Jake Gipson
Crew
Alan Parker (director), Chris Gerolmo (screenplay)
Awards
5 wins from 12 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1989 — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Sound 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1989 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1989 — nominated