Breakdown vs Message from the King
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Message from the King). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 42m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2017). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Breakdown
Message from the King| Breakdown | Message from the King | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Fabrice Du Welz |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | James Jordan, Jake Weary, Teresa Palmer, Natalie Martinez, Luke Evans |
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…
Message from the King
On a relentless quest to avenge his sister's murder, a man from Cape Town infiltrates a sprawling network of lowlifes and elites in Los Angeles.
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