Abduction vs Breakdown

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.9/10 for Abduction). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 46m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2011). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Abduction posterAbduction2011 VS Breakdown posterBreakdown1997
AbductionBreakdown
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 6.9/10
Year20111997
Length1h 46m1h 33m
GenresAction, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJohn SingletonJonathan Mostow
Main castDermot Mulroney, Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Alfred MolinaKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey

Synopsis

Abduction

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.

Breakdown

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff…

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