Breakdown vs Closed Circuit

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.9/10 for Closed Circuit). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 36m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Breakdown posterBreakdown1997 VS Closed Circuit posterClosed Circuit2013
BreakdownClosed Circuit
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 5.9/10
Year19972013
Length1h 33m1h 36m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJonathan MostowJohn Crowley
Main castKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. GaineyIsaac Hempstead Wright, Kenneth Cranham, Eric Bana, Ciarán Hinds, Rebecca Hall

Synopsis

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…

Closed Circuit

A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.

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