Breakdown vs Eraser

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Eraser). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 55m. Eraser is the older of the two (1996 against 1997). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Breakdown posterBreakdown1997 VS Eraser posterEraser1996
BreakdownEraser
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.1/10
Year19971996
Length1h 33m1h 55m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJonathan MostowChuck Russell
Main castKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. GaineyJohn Slattery, James Cromwell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, Robert Pastorelli

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…

Eraser

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

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