This New-to-Prime, Oscar-Winning Gene Hackman & Willem Dafoe True-Crime Thriller Is as Necessary Now as It Was 37 Years Ago

Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman stand in front of a burning cross in Mississippi Burning

One of the issues that many historically based films face when appealing to audiences is proving to them that they should care about something from the past. While it may be interesting to hear about various stories from history, some audiences may struggle to understand why it is worth investing in amidst the present.

Related The Modern Sci-Fi Classic Charlie Hunnam Chose Over '300' Just Landed on a New Streamer Hunnam chose to take on a supporting role in Alfonso Cuarón's science fiction thriller instead of being a part of Zack Snyder's action film. ‘Mississippi Burning’ Is a Complex Analysis of Institutional Racism Mississippi Burning shows that racism takes many different forms, as the crimes in Jessup were the result of propaganda that infected every member of the community.

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