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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 then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
A couple traveling cross-country in their new Jeep Grand Cherokee breaks down in the remote desert of the American Southwest. When Jeff Taylor's wife, Amy, accepts a ride from a friendly-looking trucker, he soon disappears, and Jeff embarks on a desperate search to find her. What follows is a terrifying cat-and-mouse game as Jeff realizes he's stumbled into a deadly conspiracy involving a ring of truckers who prey on stranded motorists.
Breakdown was a modest box office success and received generally positive reviews, with many critics praising its suspenseful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and Kurt Russell's performance. While not a critical darling, it's often cited as an effective and thrilling action-suspense film.
Praised for its taut suspense and effective chase sequences.
Kurt Russell's solid performance as the determined husband is a standout.
The film's plot twists and high-stakes action keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed Breakdown for its thrilling plot and relentless suspense, highlighting the car chase scenes and Kurt Russell's convincing portrayal of a man fighting for his wife's survival. Some noted it as a classic '90s thriller.
The distinctive red 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Kurt Russell's character was a crucial element of the film's marketing and became an iconic vehicle associated with the movie.
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Simple but really solid suspense-thriller with some good sequences especially the finale with great car stunts. Not much to the performances or characters, but Kurt Russell was, as usual, good in the lead and J.T. Walsh sinister as the prim...
Super Thriller. Breakdown is directed by Jonathan Mostow and Mostow co-writes the screenplay with Sam Montgomery. It stars Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, M.C. Gainey, Kathleen Quinlan, Rex Linn, Jack Noseworthy and Ritch Brinkley. Music is by...
In <i>Breakdown</i>, Kurt Russell and Amy Quinlan play a wealthy New England couple who find horror in Iowa. While driving cross-country, their car breaks down. The various local people they meet who initially seem helpful are in fact crimi...
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