Breakdown vs Shimmer Lake
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.9/10 for Shimmer Lake). Shimmer Lake is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 33m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Breakdown
Shimmer Lake| Breakdown | Shimmer Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Oren Uziel |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | Wyatt Russell, Ron Livingston, Rob Corddry, Benjamin Walker, Adam Pally |
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…
Shimmer Lake
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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