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reviews.imdb.com - : MISSISSIPPI BURNING is a very good film that, despite its shortcomings, should be viewed as a warning and constant reminder how some truths that we think as self-evident are far from being shared by large amount of people. more...
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8/10
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efilmcritic.com - : This Alan Parker-directed docudrama was a far more deserving recipient of the 1988 Best Picture Oscar than the lame-as-a-snooty-dame ''Rain Man''.Gene Hackman won Best Actor awards from both the National Board of Review and the Berlin International Film Festival, and cinematographer Peter Biziou took home the Oscar for his top-grade work. more...
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5/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Movies often take place in towns, but they rarely seem to live in them. Alan Parker's ''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. more...
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4/4
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