Breakdown vs Spartan
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.2/10 for Spartan). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 42m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Breakdown
Spartan| Breakdown | Spartan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | David Mamet |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | Aaron Stanford, Clark Gregg, William H. Macy, Kristen Bell, Val Kilmer |
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…
Spartan
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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