QWhy was Mrs. Pell's house all trashed out?
AThe movie doesn't explain, so viewers have offered two suggestions: (1) KKK members did it in retaliation for her talking to Anderson, and (2) the FBI searched the house and left it in that condition.
QAny recommendations for other movies similar to 'Mississippi Burning'?
AHigh on the list of recommendations by those who liked Mississippi Burning is In the Heat of the Night (1967), in which an African-American detective from Philadelphia is asked to investigate a murder in a racist Mississippi town. Another TV movie about the murders of the civil rights workers is Murder in Mississippi (1990). Other recommended movies dealing with racism toward black Americans include: The Intruder (1962), Nothing But a Man (1964), A Time to Kill (1996), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and Rosewood (1997).
QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Mississippi Burning can be found here.
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