Mississippi Burning 1988

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "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. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: For once, Parker directs without depending on flashy visual tropes. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Parker pushes the picture along at a fervent clip, with the character scenes back-to-back with chases or violence. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: "Mississippi Burning" speeds down the complicated, painful path of civil rights in search of a good thriller. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: "Mississippi Burning" surveys the geography of racism, sheds light on the dark night of the soul. Read more