Breakdown vs The International

Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for The International). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 58m. Breakdown is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Jack McGee.

Breakdown posterBreakdown1997 VS The International posterThe International2009
BreakdownThe International
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.3/10
Year19972009
Length1h 33m1h 58m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJonathan MostowTom Tykwer
Main castKurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. GaineyClive Owen, James Rebhorn, Steven Randazzo, Jack McGee, Ulrich Thomsen

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 International

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.

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