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      Murder in Mississippi

      1990 1 hr. 36 min. Drama List
      Reviews 59% 100+ Ratings Audience Score In 1964, New York City activist Mickey Schwerner (Tom Hulce) takes a field position in rural Mississippi on behalf of the civil rights group known as the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). There Schwerner; his wife, Rita (Jennifer Grey) ; and fellow activists Andrew Goodman (Josh Charles) and James Chaney (Blair Underwood) endure harassment by local thugs and police, as well as violent hate-mongers the Ku Klux Klan, in their quest to help African-Americans secure their basic human rights. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Well made and powerful but difficult to get through. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is a gem!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This was good but Mississippi Burning is better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Ridiculous screenplay is amplified by ridiculous acting. Dreadful film whose moral we've otherwise been force-fed a hundred times before, anyway. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Ridiculous screenplay is amplified by ridiculous acting. Dreadful film whose moral we've otherwise been force-fed a hundred times before, anyway. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I couldn't believe that was Jennifer Grey in the movie. So sad what happened to those ppl, who were killed. Nobody deserves to be treated that way!! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In 1964, New York City activist Mickey Schwerner (Tom Hulce) takes a field position in rural Mississippi on behalf of the civil rights group known as the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). There Schwerner; his wife, Rita (Jennifer Grey) ; and fellow activists Andrew Goodman (Josh Charles) and James Chaney (Blair Underwood) endure harassment by local thugs and police, as well as violent hate-mongers the Ku Klux Klan, in their quest to help African-Americans secure their basic human rights.
      Director
      Roger Young
      Production Co
      Warner Bros. Television
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 15, 2008