Breakdown
Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillerdetectiveholidaysvehiclesbusinesstried & testedunsavouryheavylinearenclosedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"It could happen to you."
Boxlist takeA serious, dark crime thriller, otherwise balanced. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Where to watch
StrongsampleWhy this match?ShowHide
What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Breakdown.
Synopsis
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
