Breakdown vs The Getaway
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.8/10 for The Getaway). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 55m. The Getaway is the older of the two (1994 against 1997). Both are action, crime, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Breakdown
The Getaway| Breakdown | The Getaway | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Roger Donaldson |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | David Morse, James Woods, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Madsen, Alec Baldwin |
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…
The Getaway
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
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