Breakdown vs Meeting Evil
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.3/10 for Meeting Evil). Meeting Evil is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 33m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Breakdown | Meeting Evil | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Chris Fisher |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | Samuel L. Jackson, Peyton List, Leslie Bibb, Luke Wilson, Danny Epper |
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…
Meeting Evil
Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.
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