Bad Times at the El Royale vs Breakdown

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Bad Times at the El Royale). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 21m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bad Times at the El Royale posterBad Times at the El Royale2018 VS Breakdown posterBreakdown1997
Bad Times at the El RoyaleBreakdown
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 6.9/10
Year20181997
Length2h 21m1h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDrew GoddardJonathan Mostow
Main castJon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Shea Whigham, Jeff Bridges, Lewis PullmanKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey

Synopsis

Bad Times at the El Royale

Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

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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