J.T. Walsh, Jack Noseworthy, Kathleen Quinlan
A couple is driving from Massachusettes to California when their jeep breaks down in a desolate part of the Southwest. The wife accepts the offer of a truck driver to take her to the nearest cafe wher...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 1, 1998
Stats: 818 reviews
Flixster Reviews (818)
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September 24, 2009
It?s been done before and since. It?s been done better, it?s been done worse. It?s ok.
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August 7, 2009
whenever i see this movie i simply feel a sense of suffocating helplessness throughout it. the director seems to have been able to create that sense which is in my eyes a great thing. shame jon mostow is the guy who essentially raped T2 to make T3 with the only difference being t...( read more)
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May 9, 2009
One of those movies where the world is stacked against you, but you battle against the bad guys if it is the last thing you ever do. The movie keeps you interested til the very end, in fact at the end on the bridge, I was wondering if any one else would come along for Kurt Russe...( read more)
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March 24, 2009
Billy: You the fella looking for his wife?
A damn good thriller that cuts off most of the fat and keeps everything moving. Its well made and stars Kurt Russell, suspend a little disbelief and you can have an exciting time.
Russell plays Jeff, a man taking a cross country road ...( read more) -
February 3, 2009
Note: First-rate thriller that gets everything right within 90 minutes and doesn't fool you to be anything more than it is. It goes straight to the point, has fine acting and competent directing. Perfect for a couple of beers on Sunday night.
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November 10, 2009
a very good little gem of a movie. a nice simple story thats played out in a very entertaining way with some great stunts. try and catch this at some point. even if you're not a kurt russell fan as i'm not you'll be suprised.
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October 21, 2009
This is a really good thriller/action movie!! It has all the ingredients that make this genre of story great. I remember first watching it after I had been in a car collision and squirmed and looked away for many of the scenes, since most of them are car/truck related. So the ...( read more)
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August 15, 2009
"Breakdown" is without a doubt one of the best action movies I've ever seen, and one of the more overlooked. It's about a married couple that get stranded after their car breaks down in the desert. A truck driver (J.T. Walsh), convincingly urges Kurt Russel that he will take his ...( read more)
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