Basic vs Breakdown
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Basic). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 38m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic
Breakdown| Basic | Breakdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John McTiernan | Jonathan Mostow |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Dash Mihok, Giovanni Ribisi, Connie Nielsen | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey |
Synopsis
Basic
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army…
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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