Black Coal, Thin Ice vs Breakdown

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Black Coal, Thin Ice). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 46m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2014). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Black Coal, Thin Ice posterBlack Coal, Thin Ice2014 VS Breakdown posterBreakdown1997
Black Coal, Thin IceBreakdown
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 6.9/10
Year20141997
Length1h 46m1h 33m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryChina–
DirectorDiao YinanJonathan Mostow
Main castGwei Lun-Mei, Liao Fan, Wang Xuebing, Wang Jingchun, Yu AileiKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey

Synopsis

Black Coal, Thin Ice

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

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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