Breakdown vs The Net
Breakdown has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6/10 for The Net). Breakdown is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 54m. The Net is the older of the two (1995 against 1997). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Breakdown | The Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow | Irwin Winkler |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jack Noseworthy, Jack McGee, Rex Linn, M.C. Gainey | L. Scott Caldwell, Sandra Bullock, Ray McKinnon, Juan Garcia, Jeremy Northam |
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 Net
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.
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