Mississippi Burning

"1964. When America was at war with itself."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

125,709 votes

79/100

Fresh

65/100

Metascore

7.7/10

1,899 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 6 nominations

Won

Best Cinematography

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Film Editing

Best Sound

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

National Board of Review for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$15.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$34.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$34,603,943

United States

Profit

+$19.6M

ROI: +131%

Budget Recovery231% of budget

$0|Budget: $15.0M|Revenue: $34.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

91.0K

Daily Avg

1.5K

7-Day Trend

-22%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Alabama

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Mississippi

Themes & Subjects

#federalbureauofinvestigation

Characters

Andrew Goodman

Joseph Sullivan

James Chaney

Samuel Bowers

John Proctor

Gregory Scarpa

Jimmy Snowden

Alton Wayne Roberts

Cecil Price

Lawrence A. Rainey

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Peter Biziou

Film Editing

Gerry Hambling

Music / Score

Trevor Jones

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Distributors

NetflixOrion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Mississippi Burning

Available in 77 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Philo	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaR	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	Stan, MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

CanadaR

Germany16

FranceU

JapanR18+

Brazil12

Denmark15

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Alan Parker

Writer

Chris Gerolmo

Production Companies

Orion PicturesFrederick Zollo Productions

Cast

Gene Hackman

Agent Rupert Anderson

Willem Dafoe

Agent Alan Ward

Frances McDormand

Mrs. Pell

Brad Dourif

Deputy Clinton Pell

R. Lee Ermey

Mayor Tilman

Gailard Sartain

Sheriff Stuckey

Stephen Tobolowsky

Townley

Michael Rooker

Frank Bailey

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lester Cowens

Badja Djola

Agent Monk

Kevin Dunn

Agent Bird

Frankie Faison

Eulogist

Tags & Keywords

suicidesheriffpolicefuneralku klux klanmississippi rivershotgunfbideputy sheriffmotelu.s. navyropeburning crossbased on true storymurder

External Links

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